Close to Grass Green
#40A809
#40A809 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Grass Green. In RGB it’s made of 25.1% red, 65.9% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 99°, with 90% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #40A809.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.08:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
6.82:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.08:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
6.82:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #40A809 as they’d see it.
#40A809 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #40A809
What color is #40A809?
#40A809 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Grass Green. In RGB it’s made of 25.1% red, 65.9% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 99°, with 90% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #40A809 in RGB?
#40A809 is rgb(64, 168, 9): 64 red, 168 green, and 9 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #40A809 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(62, 0, 95, 34). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #40A809?
PANTONE 361 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #40A809?
Its complement #C56BF8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.