What color is #40D05E?

#40D05E is a moderate green, closest to the named color Battletoad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40D05E?

The RGB value is 64, 208, 94: 64 red, 208 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40D05E?

The complementary color is #D040B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40D05E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40D05E color

#40D05E rgb(64, 208, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #40D05E is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 81.6% green and 36.9% blue (64, 208, 94).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 61% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Battletoad (#11CC55), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#40D05E color codes

HEX	`#40D05E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 208, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 81.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 61%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 69%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 55%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.19, -61.35, 45.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.19, 76.22, 143.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.689, 47.007, 18.254)`
Decimal	`4247646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40D05E, 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 #40D05E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#40D05E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #40D05E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40d05e; }
.text { color: #40d05e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40d05e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 208 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40d05e, #40d0a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #40D05E?: #40D05E is a moderate green, closest to the named color Battletoad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40D05E?: The RGB value is 64, 208, 94: 64 red, 208 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40D05E?: The complementary color is #D040B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40D05E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.