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#40BD61

#40bd61 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#40bd61 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 74.12% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.68% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 135.84°, with 49.41% saturation and 49.61% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.93.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3835

Complementary

  1. #40bd61
  2. #bd409c

Split complementary

  1. #40bd61
  2. #a040bd
  3. #bd405e

Analogous

  1. #5ebd40
  2. #40bd61
  3. #40bda0

Triadic

  1. #40bd61
  2. #6140bd
  3. #bd6140

Tetradic

  1. #40bd61
  2. #409cbd
  3. #bd409c
  4. #bd6140

Square

  1. #40bd61
  2. #405ebd
  3. #bd409c
  4. #bda040

Monochromatic

  1. #194b26
  2. #2d8444
  3. #40bd61
  4. #78d190
  5. #b1e5bf

Shades

#40bd61 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40bd61
  2. #3aaa57
  3. #33974e
  4. #2d8444
  5. #26713a
  6. #205f31
  7. #1a4c27
  8. #13391d
  9. #0d2613
  10. #06130a
  11. #000000

Tints

#40bd61 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40bd61
  2. #53c471
  3. #66ca81
  4. #79d190
  5. #8cd7a0
  6. #a0deb0
  7. #b3e5c0
  8. #c6ebd0
  9. #d9f2df
  10. #ecf8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40bd61 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40bd61
  2. #46b764
  3. #4db167
  4. #53ab6a
  5. #5aa56d
  6. #609f71
  7. #669874
  8. #6d9277
  9. #738c7a
  10. #7a867d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfad5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa268 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0db9a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cb45d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90ae65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2abb90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40bd61 {
  color: #40bd61;
}
Background
.bg-40bd61 {
  background-color: #40bd61;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40bd61 {
  border: 2px solid #40bd61;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40bd61;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 189 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 49% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40bd61 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40bd61, #40bda0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40bd61 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 189 97 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.93 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.16 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.45 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.90 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.37 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.55 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.63 #bf429e Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#40bd61  rgb(64, 189, 97)  hsl(136, 49%, 50%)  Emerald
#bd409c  rgb(189, 64, 156)  hsl(316, 49%, 50%)  Mulberry
#6140bd  rgb(97, 64, 189)  hsl(256, 49%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#bd6140  rgb(189, 97, 64)  hsl(16, 49%, 50%)  Flame