HEX atlas value

#40E794

#40E794 is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 64, 231, 148, HSL 150, 78%, 58%, has luminance 0.6038, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#40E794 Sample readable text

HEX #40E794

RGB rgb(64, 231, 148)

HSL hsl(150 78% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(72, 0, 36, 9)

Luminance 0.6038

Contrast Black 13.08:1White 1.61:1

CSS

--color-40e794: #40E794;
.background-40e794 { background-color: #40E794; }
.text-40e794 { color: #40E794; }

Luminance0.6038

Black text13.08:1AA 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":"#40E794","rgb":[64,231,148],"hsl":[150,78,58],"cmyk":[72,0,36,9],"luminance":0.6038,"contrast":{"black":13.08,"white":1.61}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.61,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#29FF94","hex":"#29FF94","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.83,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#92F2C2","hex":"#92F2C2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.7,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#40E7E7","hex":"#40E7E7","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.8,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Turquoise","hex":"#40E0D0","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#40E740","hex":"#40E740","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.72,"contrastWhite":1.65,"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/40e794.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":"#E74094","analogous":["#40E740","#40E7E7"],"triadic":["#9440E7","#E79440"],"tetradic":["#4040E7","#E74094","#E7E740"],"splitComplementary":["#E740E7","#E74040"],"monochromatic":["#92F2C2","#40E794","#16B666"]}

Variants

{"light":"#92F2C2","dark":"#16B666","saturated":"#29FF94","desaturated":"#58D094","pastel":"#B8EFD4","neon":"#52FFA8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":44.73253849269008},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":44.73253849269008},{"slug":"medium-aquamarine","name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","distance":51.02940328869229},{"slug":"verdigris","name":"Verdigris","hex":"#43B3AE","distance":58.215118311311535},{"slug":"turquoise","name":"Turquoise","hex":"#40E0D0","distance":60.40695324215582}]

HEX meaning and use

About #40E794

#40E794 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #40E794 is visually closest to Emerald, a named green color with HEX #50C878.

The RGB channels are 64, 231, and 148, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 150deg 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 0.6038, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 44.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.08:1AA 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 #40E794 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.08:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#29FF94#000000 text · best 15.83:1#29FF94

#92F2C2#000000 text · best 15.7:1#92F2C2

#40E7E7#000000 text · best 13.8:1#40E7E7

Turquoise#000000 text · best 12.79:1#40E0D0

#40E740#000000 text · best 12.72:1#40E740

Generated Palette

#40E794#40E794

#E74094#E74094

#40E740#40E740

#40E7E7#40E7E7

#92F2C2#92F2C2

#16B666#16B666

Color Harmonies

#E74094#E74094

#40E740#40E740

#40E7E7#40E7E7

#9440E7#9440E7

#E79440#E79440

Variants

#92F2C2#92F2C2

#16B666#16B666

#29FF94#29FF94

#58D094#58D094

#B8EFD4#B8EFD4

#52FFA8#52FFA8

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA

Verdigris#43B3AE

Turquoise#40E0D0

#40E794

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #40E794

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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