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#40CD4E

#40cd4e ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#40cd4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 125.96°, with 58.51% saturation and 52.75% 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 10.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.453

Complementary

  1. #40cd4e
  2. #cd40bf

Split complementary

  1. #40cd4e
  2. #9540cd
  3. #cd4079

Analogous

  1. #79cd40
  2. #40cd4e
  3. #40cd95

Triadic

  1. #40cd4e
  2. #4e40cd
  3. #cd4e40

Tetradic

  1. #40cd4e
  2. #40bfcd
  3. #cd40bf
  4. #cd4e40

Square

  1. #40cd4e
  2. #4079cd
  3. #cd40bf
  4. #cd9540

Monochromatic

  1. #185c1f
  2. #289933
  3. #40cd4e
  4. #7ddd86
  5. #b9edbe

Shades

#40cd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40cd4e
  2. #3ab946
  3. #33a43e
  4. #2d9037
  5. #267b2f
  6. #206727
  7. #1a521f
  8. #133e17
  9. #0d2910
  10. #061508
  11. #000000

Tints

#40cd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40cd4e
  2. #53d260
  3. #66d771
  4. #79dc83
  5. #8ce195
  6. #a0e6a7
  7. #b3ebb8
  8. #c6f0ca
  9. #d9f5dc
  10. #ecfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40cd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40cd4e
  2. #46c553
  3. #4dbe58
  4. #53b65d
  5. #5aae62
  6. #60a767
  7. #669f6c
  8. #6d9771
  9. #738f76
  10. #7a887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93be95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1ba40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0af59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0dc8b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aac246 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dbc55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2aca94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40cd4e {
  color: #40cd4e;
}
Background
.bg-40cd4e {
  background-color: #40cd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40cd4e {
  border: 2px solid #40cd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40cd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 126 59% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40cd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40cd4e, #40cd95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40cd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 2.72 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.41 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.80 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.30 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.53 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.71 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.68 #bf32b1 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#40cd4e  rgb(64, 205, 78)  hsl(126, 59%, 53%)  Lime Green
#cd40bf  rgb(205, 64, 191)  hsl(306, 59%, 53%)  Medium Orchid
#4e40cd  rgb(78, 64, 205)  hsl(246, 59%, 53%)  Ocean Blue
#cd4e40  rgb(205, 78, 64)  hsl(6, 59%, 53%)  Cinnabar