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#40C87A

#40c87a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#40c87a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 78.43% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 145.59°, with 55.28% saturation and 51.76% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 1.33.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.438

Complementary

  1. #40c87a
  2. #c8408e

Split complementary

  1. #40c87a
  2. #be40c8
  3. #c8404a

Analogous

  1. #4ac840
  2. #40c87a
  3. #40c8be

Triadic

  1. #40c87a
  2. #7a40c8
  3. #c87a40

Tetradic

  1. #40c87a
  2. #408ec8
  3. #c8408e
  4. #c87a40

Square

  1. #40c87a
  2. #404ac8
  3. #c8408e
  4. #c8be40

Monochromatic

  1. #195633
  2. #2a9256
  3. #40c87a
  4. #7bd9a3
  5. #b7eacd

Shades

#40c87a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40c87a
  2. #3ab46e
  3. #33a062
  4. #2d8c55
  5. #267849
  6. #20643d
  7. #1a5031
  8. #133c25
  9. #0d2818
  10. #06140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#40c87a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40c87a
  2. #53ce87
  3. #66d395
  4. #79d9a2
  5. #8cdeaf
  6. #a0e4bd
  7. #b3e9ca
  8. #c6efd7
  9. #d9f4e4
  10. #ecfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40c87a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40c87a
  2. #46c17b
  3. #4dba7b
  4. #53b27c
  5. #5aab7c
  6. #60a47d
  7. #669d7e
  8. #6d967e
  9. #738e7f
  10. #7a877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91ba9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b875 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7ac7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3bf77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96b87d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1cc7a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40c87a {
  color: #40c87a;
}
Background
.bg-40c87a {
  background-color: #40c87a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40c87a {
  border: 2px solid #40c87a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40c87a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 200 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 55% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40c87a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40c87a, #40c8be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40c87a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 200 122 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 1.33 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.75 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.85 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.99 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.97 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.52 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.56 #bf3785 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Emerald
#40c87a  rgb(64, 200, 122)  hsl(146, 55%, 52%)  Emerald
#c8408e  rgb(200, 64, 142)  hsl(326, 55%, 52%)  Mulberry
#7a40c8  rgb(122, 64, 200)  hsl(266, 55%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#c87a40  rgb(200, 122, 64)  hsl(26, 55%, 52%)  Bronze