#40BA40

Accessibility

AAA

8.32:1

Vs white / black

2.53:1 · 8.32:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#40ba40

RGB

rgb(64, 186, 64)

RGBA

rgba(64, 186, 64, 1)

HSL

hsl(120, 49%, 49%)

HSLA

hsla(120, 49%, 49%, 1)

HSV

hsv(120, 66%, 73%)

LAB

lab(66.96% -57.25 50.38)

LCH

lch(66.96% 76.26 138.65)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6962 -0.1555 0.1166)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6962 0.1944 143.14)

XYZ

xyz(20.60, 36.58, 10.82)

CMYK

cmyk(66%, 0%, 66%, 27%)

CSS

color: #40ba40;

CSS variable

--color-40ba40: #40ba40;

SCSS

$color-40ba40: #40ba40;

JavaScript

const color = "#40ba40";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#40ba40";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#40ba40" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#40ba40", "rgb": { "r": 64, "g": 186, "b": 64 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6962 0.1944 143.14)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#40ba40-1: #40ba40;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

green-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.95 · #22C55E

Nearest CSS named color

LimeGreen

Very different · ΔE 5.4 · #32CD32

Nearest Material color

green-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.21 · #4CAF50

Nearest Bootstrap color

success

Very different · ΔE 19.07 · #198754

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50c6ffc1 100b4feaf 20096ee91 30073d970 40045bf45 5001ea123 60015881a 700076d0e 800005404 900003b00 950002400

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

eff9ef dff4df cfeecf bfe8bf afe2af a0dda0 90d790 80d180 70cb70 60c660 50c050 40ba40 3bab3b 359b35 308c30 2b7c2b 256c25 205d20 1b4e1b 153e15 102f10 0b1f0b 051005

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

eff9ef dff4df cfeecf bfe8bf afe2af a0dda0 90d790 80d180 70cb70 60c660 50c050

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

3bab3b 359b35 308c30 2b7c2b 256c25 205d20 1b4e1b 153e15 102f10 0b1f0b 051005

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

45b545 4bb04b 50ac50 55a755 5ba25b 609d60 659865 6b936b 708f70 758a75 7b857b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#40BA40Stop 1 #BA40BAStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#7DBA40Stop 1 #40BA40Stop 2 #40BA7DStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#40BA40Stop 1 #4040BAStop 2 #BA4040Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#40BA40Stop 1 #7D40BAStop 2 #BA407DStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#1A4C1AStop 1 #2E852EStop 2 #41BE41Stop 3 #7AD17AStop 4 #B3E5B3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #40ba40 works

#40BA40 (#40ba40) sits in the light green family at about 120° hue, 49% saturation, and 49% lightness. Contrast is 2.53:1 on white and 8.32:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: green-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #40ba40 as small body text on white — 2.53:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Vitality, optimism, and renewal. Friendly for outdoor and lifestyle brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Light Green range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #48B43C#48B43C Spectrum #24B73D#24B73D Spectrum #4EBA36#4EBA36 Spectrum #3CB951#3CB951 Spectrum #36C442#36C442 Spectrum #1FC130#1FC130 Spectrum #53C153#53C153 Spectrum #39B620#39B620 Spectrum #0DB520#0DB520 Spectrum #31B125#31B125 Spectrum #46AE42#46AE42 Spectrum #43BB1B#43BB1B