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#40C562

#40c562 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#40c562 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 77.25% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.25% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 135.34°, with 53.41% saturation and 51.18% 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 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.419

Complementary

  1. #40c562
  2. #c540a3

Split complementary

  1. #40c562
  2. #a540c5
  3. #c54061

Analogous

  1. #61c540
  2. #40c562
  3. #40c5a5

Triadic

  1. #40c562
  2. #6240c5
  3. #c56240

Tetradic

  1. #40c562
  2. #40a3c5
  3. #c540a3
  4. #c56240

Square

  1. #40c562
  2. #4061c5
  3. #c540a3
  4. #c5a540

Monochromatic

  1. #195328
  2. #2b8e44
  3. #40c562
  4. #7bd792
  5. #b5e9c2

Shades

#40c562 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40c562
  2. #3ab158
  3. #339e4e
  4. #2d8a45
  5. #26763b
  6. #206331
  7. #1a4f27
  8. #133b1d
  9. #0d2714
  10. #06140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#40c562 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40c562
  2. #53cb72
  3. #66d181
  4. #79d691
  5. #8cdca1
  6. #a0e2b1
  7. #b3e8c0
  8. #c6eed0
  9. #d9f3e0
  10. #ecf9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40c562 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40c562
  2. #46be65
  3. #4db768
  4. #53b06b
  5. #5aa96e
  6. #60a371
  7. #669c74
  8. #6d9577
  9. #738e7a
  10. #7a877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb795 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b45a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a969 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2bb5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96b566 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #27c396 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40c562 {
  color: #40c562;
}
Background
.bg-40c562 {
  background-color: #40c562;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40c562 {
  border: 2px solid #40c562;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40c562;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 197 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 53% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40c562 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40c562, #40c5a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40c562 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 197 98 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.36 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.00 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.29 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.44 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.97 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.26 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.41 #bf3a9d Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Emerald
#40c562  rgb(64, 197, 98)  hsl(135, 53%, 51%)  Emerald
#c540a3  rgb(197, 64, 163)  hsl(315, 53%, 51%)  Mulberry
#6240c5  rgb(98, 64, 197)  hsl(255, 53%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#c56240  rgb(197, 98, 64)  hsl(15, 53%, 51%)  Flame