Poison Green Color
Poison Green is a green color with hex code #40FD14. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with poison green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Poison Green Color Values
What Does Poison Green Mean?
Poison Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Poison Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Poison Green is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: vivid yellow green, #8DB600).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Poison Green
Poison Green and #D317FD are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #B4FD17 and #17FD60, which sit beside poison green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair poison green with triadic partners #1741FD and #FD1741. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Radioactive Green —
#2CFA1F(Delta E 3) - Electric Green —
#21FC0D(Delta E 3) - Highlighter Green —
#1BFC06(Delta E 4) - Hot Green —
#25FF29(Delta E 4) - Neon Green —
#0CFF0C(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #40FD14; }
.background { background-color: #40FD14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40FD14; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #40FD1440; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for poison green?
Poison Green has the hex code #40FD14. In RGB notation it is rgb(64, 253, 20), in HSL it is hsl(109, 98%, 54%), and its OKLCH value is 0.868, 0.283, 141.2.
What does the color poison green mean?
Green-family colors like poison green carry distinct psychological associations. Poison Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Poison Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with poison green?
Poison Green has three easy routes: its complement #D317FD for punch, its neighbors #B4FD17 and #17FD60 for something calmer, or triadic partners #1741FD and #FD1741 when you want energy.
Is poison green a standard web color?
No — Poison Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #40FD14 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make poison green lighter or darker?
To lighten poison green, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #DEFFD7 (lightest tint) to #092D00 (darkest shade).
About Poison Green
Poison Green is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #40FD14 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.