#40BE40

Accessibility

AAA

8.66:1

Vs white / black

2.43:1 · 8.66:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#40be40

RGB

rgb(64, 190, 64)

RGBA

rgba(64, 190, 64, 1)

HSL

hsl(120, 50%, 50%)

HSLA

hsla(120, 50%, 50%, 1)

HSV

hsv(120, 66%, 75%)

LAB

lab(68.23% -58.64 51.77)

LCH

lch(68.23% 78.22 138.56)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7067 -0.1592 0.1195)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7067 0.1991 143.11)

XYZ

xyz(21.45, 38.28, 11.11)

CMYK

cmyk(66%, 0%, 66%, 25%)

CSS

color: #40be40;

CSS variable

--color-40be40: #40be40;

SCSS

$color-40be40: #40be40;

JavaScript

const color = "#40be40";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#40be40";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#40be40" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#40be40", "rgb": { "r": 64, "g": 190, "b": 64 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7067 0.1991 143.11)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#40be40-1: #40be40;
}

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 4.65 · #22C55E

Nearest CSS named color

LimeGreen

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.33 · #32CD32

Nearest Material color

green-500

Very different · ΔE 5.18 · #4CAF50

Nearest Bootstrap color

success

Very different · ΔE 20.09 · #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.

50c5ffc0 100b2ffae 20094ee8f 30071da6d 40041bf41 50016a21e 6000d8815 700006d09 800005400 900003c00 950002400

Palette

Tints & shades

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

effaef dff4df cfefcf bfe9bf afe4af a0dfa0 90d990 80d480 70ce70 60c960 50c350 40be40 3bae3b 359e35 308f30 2b7f2b 256f25 205f20 1b4f1b 153f15 103010 0b200b 051005

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

effaef dff4df cfefcf bfe9bf afe4af a0dfa0 90d990 80d480 70ce70 60c960 50c350

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

3bae3b 359e35 308f30 2b7f2b 256f25 205f20 1b4f1b 153f15 103010 0b200b 051005

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

45b945 4bb44b 50af50 55a955 5ba45b 609f60 659a65 6b956b 709070 758a75 7b857b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#40BE40Stop 1 #BF40BFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#80BF40Stop 1 #40BE40Stop 2 #40BF80Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#40BE40Stop 1 #4040BFStop 2 #BF4040Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#40BE40Stop 1 #8040BFStop 2 #BF4080Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#1A4D1AStop 1 #2D862DStop 2 #40BF40Stop 3 #79D279Stop 4 #B3E6B3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #40be40 works

#40BE40 (#40be40) sits in the light green family at about 120° hue, 50% saturation, and 50% lightness. Contrast is 2.43:1 on white and 8.66:1 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 #40be40 as small body text on white — 2.43:1 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 #36C442#36C442 Spectrum #4EBA36#4EBA36 Spectrum #1FC130#1FC130 Spectrum #53C153#53C153 Spectrum #24B73D#24B73D Spectrum #48B43C#48B43C Spectrum #3CB951#3CB951 Spectrum #39B620#39B620 Spectrum #5BC851#5BC851 Spectrum #43BB1B#43BB1B Spectrum #0BC151#0BC151 Spectrum #56C431#56C431