What color is #40AE52?

#40AE52 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Matt Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40AE52?

The RGB value is 64, 174, 82: 64 red, 174 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40AE52?

The complementary color is #AE409C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40AE52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40AE52 color

#40AE52 rgb(64, 174, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #40AE52 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 68.2% green and 32.2% blue (64, 174, 82).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 46% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Matt Green (#39AD48), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#40AE52 color codes

HEX	`#40AE52`
RGB	`rgb(64, 174, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 68.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 46%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 63%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 53%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.32, -50.71, 37.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.32, 63.28, 143.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.772, 31.969, 13.162)`
Decimal	`4238930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40AE52, 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 #40AE52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#40AE52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	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 #40AE52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40ae52; }
.text { color: #40ae52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40ae52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 174 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40ae52, #40ae89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #40AE52?: #40AE52 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Matt Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40AE52?: The RGB value is 64, 174, 82: 64 red, 174 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40AE52?: The complementary color is #AE409C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40AE52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.