What color is #40A466?

#40A466 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Secret Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40A466?

The RGB value is 64, 164, 102: 64 red, 164 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40A466?

The complementary color is #A4407E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40A466?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40A466 color

#40A466 rgb(64, 164, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #40A466 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 64.3% green and 40% blue (64, 164, 102).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 44% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Secret Garden (#11AA66), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#40A466 color codes

HEX	`#40A466`
RGB	`rgb(64, 164, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 64.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 44%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 61%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 38%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.43, -43.43, 23.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.43, 49.5, 151.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.787, 28.598, 17.151)`
Decimal	`4236390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40A466, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #40A466	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#40A466 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #40A466 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40a466; }
.text { color: #40a466; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40a466; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 164 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40a466, #40a498); }

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Questions

What color is #40A466?: #40A466 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Secret Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40A466?: The RGB value is 64, 164, 102: 64 red, 164 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40A466?: The complementary color is #A4407E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40A466?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.