HEX atlas value

#40E789

#40E789 is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 64, 231, 137, HSL 146, 78%, 58%, has luminance 0.6005, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#40E789 Sample readable text

HEX #40E789

RGB rgb(64, 231, 137)

HSL hsl(146 78% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(72, 0, 41, 9)

Luminance 0.6005

Contrast Black 13.01:1White 1.61:1

CSS

--color-40e789: #40E789;
.background-40e789 { background-color: #40E789; }
.text-40e789 { color: #40E789; }

Luminance0.6005

Black text13.01:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#40E789","rgb":[64,231,137],"hsl":[146,78,58],"cmyk":[72,0,41,9],"luminance":0.6005,"contrast":{"black":13.01,"white":1.61}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.61,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#29FF86","hex":"#29FF86","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.74,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#92F2BB","hex":"#92F2BB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.64,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#40E7DC","hex":"#40E7DC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.68,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4CE740","hex":"#4CE740","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.81,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.88,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Emerald adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/40e789.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/paris-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-aquamarine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E7409F","analogous":["#4CE740","#40E7DC"],"triadic":["#8940E7","#E78940"],"tetradic":["#404CE7","#E7409F","#E7DC40"],"splitComplementary":["#DC40E7","#E7404C"],"monochromatic":["#92F2BB","#40E789","#16B65B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#92F2BB","dark":"#16B65B","saturated":"#29FF86","desaturated":"#58D08C","pastel":"#B8EFD0","neon":"#52FF9D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":38.80721582386451},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":38.80721582386451},{"slug":"medium-aquamarine","name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","distance":56.64803615307419},{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":57.41080037762929},{"slug":"verdigris","name":"Verdigris","hex":"#43B3AE","distance":63.89053137985315}]

HEX meaning and use

About #40E789

#40E789 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #40E789 is visually closest to Emerald, a named green color with HEX #50C878.

The RGB channels are 64, 231, and 137, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 146deg with 78% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6005, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 38.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.01:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #40E789 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#29FF86#000000 text · best 15.74:1#29FF86

#92F2BB#000000 text · best 15.64:1#92F2BB

#40E7DC#000000 text · best 13.68:1#40E7DC

#4CE740#000000 text · best 12.81:1#4CE740

Medium Aquamarine#000000 text · best 10.88:1#66CDAA

Generated Palette

#40E789#40E789

#E7409F#E7409F

#4CE740#4CE740

#40E7DC#40E7DC

#92F2BB#92F2BB

#16B65B#16B65B

Color Harmonies

#E7409F#E7409F

#4CE740#4CE740

#40E7DC#40E7DC

#8940E7#8940E7

#E78940#E78940

Variants

#92F2BB#92F2BB

#16B65B#16B65B

#29FF86#29FF86

#58D08C#58D08C

#B8EFD0#B8EFD0

#52FF9D#52FF9D

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Verdigris#43B3AE

#40E789

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #40E789

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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