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#42B557

#42b557 ≈ Medium Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#42b557 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 70.98% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.93% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 130.96°, with 46.56% saturation and 48.43% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3cb371), ΔE 5.29.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3489

Complementary

  1. #42b557
  2. #b542a0

Split complementary

  1. #42b557
  2. #9142b5
  3. #b54266

Analogous

  1. #66b542
  2. #42b557
  3. #42b591

Triadic

  1. #42b557
  2. #5742b5
  3. #b55742

Tetradic

  1. #42b557
  2. #42a0b5
  3. #b542a0
  4. #b55742

Square

  1. #42b557
  2. #4266b5
  3. #b542a0
  4. #b59142

Monochromatic

  1. #194521
  2. #2e7d3c
  3. #42b557
  4. #76cd86
  5. #aee2b8

Shades

#42b557 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42b557
  2. #3ba34e
  3. #359146
  4. #2e7f3d
  5. #286d34
  6. #215b2c
  7. #1a4823
  8. #14361a
  9. #0d2411
  10. #071209
  11. #000000

Tints

#42b557 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42b557
  2. #55bc68
  3. #68c479
  4. #7bcb89
  5. #8ed39a
  6. #a1daab
  7. #b3e1bc
  8. #c6e9cd
  9. #d9f0dd
  10. #ecf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42b557 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42b557
  2. #48b05b
  3. #4eaa5f
  4. #55a563
  5. #5ba067
  6. #619b6c
  7. #679570
  8. #6d9074
  9. #748b78
  10. #7a857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84a988 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a64f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99c5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #22b19f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96ac52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ba65b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #32b388 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42b557 {
  color: #42b557;
}
Background
.bg-42b557 {
  background-color: #42b557;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42b557 {
  border: 2px solid #42b557;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42b557;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 181 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 131 47% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42b557 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42b557, #42b591);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42b557 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 181 87 / 0.35);
}

#3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.29 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.12 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.16 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.90 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.94 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.58 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.39 #bd4aa8 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Medium Sea Green
#42b557  rgb(66, 181, 87)  hsl(131, 47%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green
#b542a0  rgb(181, 66, 160)  hsl(311, 47%, 48%)  Purpureus
#5742b5  rgb(87, 66, 181)  hsl(251, 47%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#b55742  rgb(181, 87, 66)  hsl(11, 47%, 48%)  Redwood