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#40CE45 Color

#40CE45 is rgb(64, 206, 69) in RGB, hsl(122, 59%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 0%, 67%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#40CE45
HEX#40CE45
RGBrgb(64, 206, 69)
HSLhsl(122, 59%, 53%)
HSVhsv(122, 69%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 0%, 67%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.214 143.5)
LABlab(73.38% -58.73 54.11)
LCHlch(73.38% 79.86 137.35)

What #40CE45 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 #40CE45, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 6.49Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 6.76Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 8.35Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 8.71Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 12.15SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 12.64

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

#40CE45 Channel Values

How #40CE45 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 206 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 59% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 69% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 0% · Y 67% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #40CE45 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #40CE45 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #40CE45

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #40CE45; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#40CE45
Complementary
#CE40C9
Analogous
#82CE40
Analogous
#40CE8C
Triadic
#4540CE
Triadic
#CE4540
Split comp.
#8C40CE
Split comp.
#CE4082

Tints & Shades of #40CE45

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

#59D45D
#75DB79
#8DE290
#AAE9AC
#C2EFC4
#DFF7DF

Shades

#30BB35
#299E2D
#218225
#1A651D
#134915
#0C2D0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #40CE45.

How #40CE45 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#40CE45
Protanopia#BFBF46
Protanomaly#9CC546
Deuteranopia#AFAF4E
Deuteranomaly#90BC4A
Tritanopia#62C3C3
Tritanomaly#56C8A0
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #40CE45 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-40ce45: #40CE45;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #40CE45;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-40ce45': '#40CE45' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.808, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_40ce45">#40CE45</color>
SVG fillfill="#40CE45"

More Green Colors

#40CE45 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#40CE45 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #40CE45?

#40CE45 is a mid-tone green — rgb(64, 206, 69) in RGB and hsl(122, 59%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #40CE45?

#40CE45 is rgb(64, 206, 69) — red 64, green 206, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #40CE45?

#40CE45 converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 0%, 67%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #40CE45 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #40CE45 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #40CE45 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #40CE45 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 6.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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