#40b28a Color Information

#40b28a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #40b28a. In RGB, it consists of 25.1% Red, 69.8% Green, and 54.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 64% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 22.5% Yellow, and 30.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 158.9°, with saturation of 47.1% and lightness of 47.5%. The decimal value for #40b28a is 4240010, and its nearest "web safe" color is #339999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #40b28a is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#40b28a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color64, 178, 138 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color25.1%, 69.8%, 54.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.749, 0.302, 0.459 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.64, 0, 0.225, 0.302 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color158.9°, 47.1%, 47.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color158.9°, 64.0%, 69.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color22.622, 34.766, 29.563 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color64, 133, 178 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4240010 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color65.566, -41.715, 11.124 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)65.566, 43.173, 165.068 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color65.566, -46.745, 22.265 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color58.963, -34.699, 11.547 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.260, 0.400, 34.766 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282430090 / 0xff40b28a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#339999 Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #40b28a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #40b28a, its pure hue is 158.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 47.1%, and its lightness is 47.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #40b28a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #081611 to #389c79.

Tints of #40b28a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #40b28a, its pure hue is 158.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 47.1%, and its lightness is 47.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #40b28a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #58bc99 to #e7f5f0.

Tones of #40b28a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #40b28a, its pure hue is 158.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 47.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #40b28a, which range from #797979 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00f29d (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #40b28a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #40b28a! For #40b28a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #40b28a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #40b28a

This color, #40b28a, consists of 25.1% Red, 69.8% Green, and 54.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 64, Green = 178, Blue = 138. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #40b28a is 64% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 22.5% Yellow, and 30.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R25.1%
C64.0%
G69.8%
M0.0%
B54.1%
Y22.5%
K30.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 64 178 138
Octal 100 262 212
Hexa #40 #b2 #8a
Binary 01000000 10110010 10001010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 64 0 22 30
Octal 100 0 26 36
Hexa #40 #00 #16 #1e
Binary 01000000 00000000 00010110 00011110

Analogous Colors of #40b28a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #40b28a — which has hue 158.9° — its analogous colors are located at 128.9° and 188.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #40b28a.

Triadic Colors of #40b28a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #40b28a — which has hue 158.9° — its triadic colors are located at 38.9° and 278.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #40b28a.

Complementary Color of #40b28a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #40b28a — which has hue 158.9° — its complementary color is located at 338.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #40b28a.

Split Complementary Colors of #40b28a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #40b28a — which has hue 158.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 8.9° and 308.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #40b28a.

Tetradic Colors of #40b28a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #40b28a — which has hue 158.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 68.9°, 158.9°, 248.9°, and 338.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #40b28a.

Monochromatic Colors of #40b28a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #40b28a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2e4b41 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #82e9c5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #40b28a

We want to make getting started with #40b28a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #40b28a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #40b28a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #40b28a with other HTML elements.

#40b28a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #40b28a.
<span style="color: #40b28a;">The color of this text is #40b28a.</span>

#40b28a Background Color

The background color for this text is #40b28a.
<div style="background-color: #40b28a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #40b28a.</div>

#40b28a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #40b28a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #40b28a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #40b28a.</span>

#40b28a Border Color

This is a div with border color #40b28a.
<div style="border: #40b28a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #40b28a.</div>

#40b28a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #40b28a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #40b28a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #40b28a on a white background.</div></div>

#40b28a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #40b28a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #40b28a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #40b28a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #40b28a to White

This is a gradient from #40b28a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#40b28a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#40b28a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#40b28a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#40b28a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #40b28a to white.</div>

Gradient from #40b28a to Black

This is a gradient from #40b28a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#40b28a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#40b28a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#40b28a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#40b28a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #40b28a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #40b28a

In addition to using #40b28a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #40b28a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #40b28a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 64, Green = 178, Blue = 138). If you need details about the color coordinates of #40b28a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #40b28a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(64, 178, 138)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #40b28a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #40b28a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #40b28a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(64, 178, 138);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#40b28a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:64, green:178, blue:138, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:64 green:178 blue:138 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(64f, 178f, 138f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(64, 178, 138);
 

#40b28a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #40b28a the same way. For those with color blindness, #40b28a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #40b28a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #40b28a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #40b28a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #40b28a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #40b28a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text