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#42C00A

#42c00a ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42c00a is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 101.54°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.3888

Complementary

  1. #42c00a
  2. #880ac0

Split complementary

  1. #42c00a
  2. #2d0ac0
  3. #c00a9d

Analogous

  1. #9dc00a
  2. #42c00a
  3. #0ac02d

Triadic

  1. #42c00a
  2. #0a42c0
  3. #c00a42

Tetradic

  1. #42c00a
  2. #0ac088
  3. #880ac0
  4. #c00a42

Square

  1. #42c00a
  2. #0a9dc0
  3. #880ac0
  4. #c02d0a

Monochromatic

  1. #102f02
  2. #297706
  3. #42c00a
  4. #63f423
  5. #97f76c

Shades

#42c00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42c00a
  2. #3bad09
  3. #359a08
  4. #2e8607
  5. #287306
  6. #216005
  7. #1a4d04
  8. #143a03
  9. #0d2602
  10. #071301
  11. #000000

Tints

#42c00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42c00a
  2. #55c623
  3. #68cd3b
  4. #7bd354
  5. #8ed96c
  6. #a1e085
  7. #b3e69d
  8. #c6ecb6
  9. #d9f2ce
  10. #ecf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42c00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42c00a
  2. #48ba16
  3. #4eb322
  4. #55ad2d
  5. #5ba639
  6. #61a045
  7. #679a51
  8. #6d935d
  9. #748d68
  10. #7a8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ab285 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a42c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2eb9a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96b022 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37bc81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42c00a {
  color: #42c00a;
}
Background
.bg-42c00a {
  background-color: #42c00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42c00a {
  border: 2px solid #42c00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42c00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42c00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42c00a, #0ac02d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42c00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.51 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.07 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.28 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.34 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.04 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.20 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 11.13 #bd3ff5 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#42c00a  rgb(66, 192, 10)  hsl(102, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#880ac0  rgb(136, 10, 192)  hsl(282, 90%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#0a42c0  rgb(10, 66, 192)  hsl(222, 90%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#c00a42  rgb(192, 10, 66)  hsl(342, 90%, 40%)  Cardinal