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#42A166

#42a166 ≈ Shamrock Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#42a166 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 63.14% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.01% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.65% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 142.74°, with 41.85% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.2761

Complementary

  1. #42a166
  2. #a1427d

Split complementary

  1. #42a166
  2. #9642a1
  3. #a1424d

Analogous

  1. #4da142
  2. #42a166
  3. #42a196

Triadic

  1. #42a166
  2. #6642a1
  3. #a16642

Tetradic

  1. #42a166
  2. #427da1
  3. #a1427d
  4. #a16642

Square

  1. #42a166
  2. #424da1
  3. #a1427d
  4. #a19642

Monochromatic

  1. #163421
  2. #2c6b44
  3. #42a166
  4. #6dc38d
  5. #a3d9b7

Shades

#42a166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42a166
  2. #3b915c
  3. #358152
  4. #2e7147
  5. #28613d
  6. #215133
  7. #1a4029
  8. #14301f
  9. #0d2014
  10. #07100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#42a166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42a166
  2. #55aa75
  3. #68b485
  4. #7bbd94
  5. #8ec7a3
  6. #a1d0b3
  7. #b3d9c2
  8. #c6e3d1
  9. #d9ece0
  10. #ecf6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42a166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42a166
  2. #489e69
  3. #4e9a6b
  4. #55976e
  5. #5b9470
  6. #619173
  7. #678d76
  8. #6d8a78
  9. #74877b
  10. #7a837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789781 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19562 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948c6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #249f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #859a64 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b9568 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #32a083 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42a166 {
  color: #42a166;
}
Background
.bg-42a166 {
  background-color: #42a166;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42a166 {
  border: 2px solid #42a166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42a166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 161 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 42% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42a166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42a166, #42a196);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42a166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 161 102 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 3.47 #00a86b Jade ΔE 3.75 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.33 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.60 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.68 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.79 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.75 #bd5e99 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#42a166  rgb(66, 161, 102)  hsl(143, 42%, 45%)  Shamrock Green
#a1427d  rgb(161, 66, 125)  hsl(323, 42%, 45%)  Deep Plum
#6642a1  rgb(102, 66, 161)  hsl(263, 42%, 45%)  Purple Heart
#a16642  rgb(161, 102, 66)  hsl(23, 42%, 45%)  Sienna