Palettes / Colors / #40EA2A

#40EA2A — Vivid Green

#40EA2A is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color LawnGreen (#7CFC00). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lawngreen (#7CFC00) — not an exact match. CSS lawngreen gives you #7CFC00, a different color; use #40EA2A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#40EA2A is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D32AEA; it also sits naturally between #A0EA2A and #2AEA73. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 25% · Green 92% · Blue 16%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 82% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #40EA2A

.text { color: #40EA2A; }
.background { background-color: #40EA2A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #40EA2A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(64, 234, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(113, 82%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #40EA2A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(64, 234, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #40EA2A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(64, 234, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#40EA2A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#40EA2A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #40EA2A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D32AEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #40EA2A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #40EA2A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #40EA2A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #40EA2A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #40EA29  ·  #40EA2B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #40EA2A?

#40EA2A is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 64, 234, 42). Its closest standard named color is LawnGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #40EA2A?

#40EA2A is RGB 64, 234, 42 — HSL 113°, 82%, 54% — CMYK 73%, 0%, 82%, 8%.

What colors go with #40EA2A?

Its complement is #D32AEA; analogous partners are #A0EA2A and #2AEA73. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #40EA2A for text?

Black text on #40EA2A has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.