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#40DB8A

#40db8a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#40db8a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 85.88% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.99% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 148.65°, with 68.28% saturation and 55.49% 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 11.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.5359

Complementary

  1. #40db8a
  2. #db4091

Split complementary

  1. #40db8a
  2. #d840db
  3. #db4043

Analogous

  1. #43db40
  2. #40db8a
  3. #40dbd8

Triadic

  1. #40db8a
  2. #8a40db
  3. #db8a40

Tetradic

  1. #40db8a
  2. #4091db
  3. #db4091
  4. #db8a40

Square

  1. #40db8a
  2. #4043db
  3. #db4091
  4. #dbd840

Monochromatic

  1. #156d3f
  2. #21ae64
  3. #40db8a
  4. #80e7b1
  5. #c1f3d9

Shades

#40db8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40db8a
  2. #3ac57c
  3. #33af6e
  4. #2d9961
  5. #268353
  6. #206e45
  7. #1a5837
  8. #134229
  9. #0d2c1c
  10. #06160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#40db8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40db8a
  2. #53df96
  3. #66e2a1
  4. #79e6ad
  5. #8ce9b9
  6. #a0edc5
  7. #b3f1d0
  8. #c6f4dc
  9. #d9f8e8
  10. #ecfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40db8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40db8a
  2. #46d289
  3. #4dc988
  4. #53c087
  5. #5ab786
  6. #60ae85
  7. #66a484
  8. #6d9b83
  9. #739282
  10. #7a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eccae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #daca85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7bc8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d9c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1d187 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2c98d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40db8a {
  color: #40db8a;
}
Background
.bg-40db8a {
  background-color: #40db8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40db8a {
  border: 2px solid #40db8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40db8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 219 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 68% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40db8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40db8a, #40dbd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40db8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 219 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.89 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.46 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.91 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.30 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.87 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.27 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.26 #bf2475 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Emerald
#40db8a  rgb(64, 219, 138)  hsl(149, 68%, 55%)  Emerald
#db4091  rgb(219, 64, 145)  hsl(329, 68%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8a40db  rgb(138, 64, 219)  hsl(269, 68%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#db8a40  rgb(219, 138, 64)  hsl(29, 68%, 55%)  Peru