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#40BA97 Color

#40BA97 is rgb(64, 186, 151) in RGB, hsl(163, 49%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 19%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#40BA97
HEX#40BA97
RGBrgb(64, 186, 151)
HSLhsl(163, 49%, 49%)
HSVhsv(163, 66%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 19%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.12 170.2)
LABlab(68.18% -41.60 7.42)
LCHlch(68.18% 42.26 169.88)

What #40BA97 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #40BA97, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 5.34Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 5.66Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.32Zomp#39A78EΔE 8.76Keppel#3AB09EΔE 9.83Persian Green#00A693ΔE 11.13

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#40BA97 Channel Values

How #40BA97 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 64 · G 186 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 49% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 66% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #40BA97 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #40BA97 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #40BA97

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #40BA97; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#40BA97
Complementary
#BA4062
Analogous
#40BA5A
Analogous
#40A0BA
Triadic
#9740BA
Triadic
#BA9740
Split comp.
#BA40A0
Split comp.
#BA5A40

Tints & Shades of #40BA97

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#58C6A7
#72CFB5
#8DD8C3
#A8E1D1
#C2EADF
#DDF3ED

Shades

#38A385
#2F896F
#27725D
#1E5747
#164135
#0D261F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #40BA97.

How #40BA97 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#40BA97
Protanopia#ADAD97
Protanomaly#8EB297
Deuteranopia#9F9F9A
Deuteranomaly#83AA99
Tritanopia#4DB6B6
Tritanomaly#48B8AB
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #40BA97 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-40ba97: #40BA97;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #40BA97;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-40ba97': '#40BA97' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.729, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_40ba97">#40BA97</color>
SVG fillfill="#40BA97"

More Green Colors

#40BA97 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#40BA97 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #40BA97?

#40BA97 is a mid-tone green — rgb(64, 186, 151) in RGB and hsl(163, 49%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #40BA97?

#40BA97 is rgb(64, 186, 151) — red 64, green 186, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #40BA97?

#40BA97 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 19%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #40BA97 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #40BA97 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #40BA97 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #40BA97 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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