What color is #40D534?

#40D534 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Lime Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40D534?

The RGB value is 64, 213, 52: 64 red, 213 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40D534?

The complementary color is #C934D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40D534?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40D534 color

#40D534 rgb(64, 213, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #40D534 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 83.5% green and 20.4% blue (64, 213, 52).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 66% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Lime Green (#32CD32), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#40D534 color codes

HEX	`#40D534`
RGB	`rgb(64, 213, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 83.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 66%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 76%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 76%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.4, -67.23, 63.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.4, 92.56, 136.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.527, 48.924, 11.293)`
Decimal	`4248884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40D534, 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 #40D534	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#40D534 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #40D534 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40d534; }
.text { color: #40d534; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40d534; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 213 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40d534, #34d579); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #40D534?: #40D534 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Lime Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40D534?: The RGB value is 64, 213, 52: 64 red, 213 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40D534?: The complementary color is #C934D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40D534?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.