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#42C35D

#42c35d ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42c35d is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 76.47% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.31% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 132.56°, with 51.81% saturation and 51.18% 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 9.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4098

Complementary

  1. #42c35d
  2. #c342a8

Split complementary

  1. #42c35d
  2. #9e42c3
  3. #c34268

Analogous

  1. #68c342
  2. #42c35d
  3. #42c39e

Triadic

  1. #42c35d
  2. #5d42c3
  3. #c35d42

Tetradic

  1. #42c35d
  2. #42a8c3
  3. #c342a8
  4. #c35d42

Square

  1. #42c35d
  2. #4268c3
  3. #c342a8
  4. #c39e42

Monochromatic

  1. #1a5226
  2. #2c8c40
  3. #42c35d
  4. #7cd58f
  5. #b6e8c1

Shades

#42c35d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42c35d
  2. #3bb054
  3. #359c4a
  4. #2e8941
  5. #287538
  6. #21622f
  7. #1a4e25
  8. #143b1c
  9. #0d2713
  10. #071409
  11. #000000

Tints

#42c35d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42c35d
  2. #55c96d
  3. #68cf7d
  4. #7bd58e
  5. #8edb9e
  6. #a1e1ae
  7. #b3e7be
  8. #c6edce
  9. #d9f3df
  10. #ecf9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42c35d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42c35d
  2. #48bc61
  3. #4eb664
  4. #55af68
  5. #5ba86b
  6. #61a26f
  7. #679b72
  8. #6d9476
  9. #748d79
  10. #7a877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db593 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b254 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a765 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #14bfac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1b958 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95b362 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2dc193 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42c35d {
  color: #42c35d;
}
Background
.bg-42c35d {
  background-color: #42c35d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42c35d {
  border: 2px solid #42c35d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42c35d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 195 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 52% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42c35d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42c35d, #42c39e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42c35d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 195 93 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.05 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.75 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.05 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.44 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.12 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.58 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.65 #bd3ca2 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Emerald
#42c35d  rgb(66, 195, 93)  hsl(133, 52%, 51%)  Emerald
#c342a8  rgb(195, 66, 168)  hsl(313, 52%, 51%)  Mulberry
#5d42c3  rgb(93, 66, 195)  hsl(253, 52%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#c35d42  rgb(195, 93, 66)  hsl(13, 52%, 51%)  Cinnabar