Terminal
Open in tool →Green for success, blue for links, pink for emphasis — the dark-mode developer family, tuned to sit on near-black without glare.
Color
#40ba50
#40ba50
hex
#40ba50rgb
rgb(64, 186, 80)hsl
hsl(128, 49%, 49%)oklch
oklch(0.698 0.182 145.5)Closest name: Intoxicate (#11bb55)Relative luminance 0.3679
Colors that go with #40ba50
Charcoal, Taupe and Orchid lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #40ba50: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #40ba50 in 6 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Meadow, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Orchid #da70d6
complementaryOrchid sits directly opposite #40ba50 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Hot Pink #ff69b4
split-complementshippedHot Pink is a split-complement of #40ba50: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Medium Purple #9370db
split-complementshippedMedium Purple is a split-complement of #40ba50: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
triadicshippedCornflower Blue completes a triad with #40ba50 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green is paired with #40ba50 in 3 real palettes, including Undergrowth and Forest Floor, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange is paired with #40ba50 in 3 real palettes, including Playground and Citrus Grove, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #40ba50
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #40ba50 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.51:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.36:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #40ba50 as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
mcpConnect your agent — build around #40ba50
live endpointPoint any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #40ba50 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/40ba50-a2bea9-ac4edf-1f2d27-ecf1e9?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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