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#42CF85

#42cf85 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42cf85 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 81.18% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.75% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 148.51°, with 59.49% saturation and 53.53% 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 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.74.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.4748

Complementary

  1. #42cf85
  2. #cf428c

Split complementary

  1. #42cf85
  2. #cb42cf
  3. #cf4246

Analogous

  1. #46cf42
  2. #42cf85
  3. #42cfcb

Triadic

  1. #42cf85
  2. #8542cf
  3. #cf8542

Tetradic

  1. #42cf85
  2. #428ccf
  3. #cf428c
  4. #cf8542

Square

  1. #42cf85
  2. #4246cf
  3. #cf428c
  4. #cfcb42

Monochromatic

  1. #18603a
  2. #289d5f
  3. #42cf85
  4. #7fdeac
  5. #bceed4

Shades

#42cf85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42cf85
  2. #3bba78
  3. #35a66a
  4. #2e915d
  5. #287c50
  6. #216843
  7. #1a5335
  8. #143e28
  9. #0d291b
  10. #07150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#42cf85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42cf85
  2. #55d491
  3. #68d99d
  4. #7bddaa
  5. #8ee2b6
  6. #a1e7c2
  7. #b3ecce
  8. #c6f1da
  9. #d9f5e7
  10. #ecfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42cf85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42cf85
  2. #48c785
  3. #4ebf84
  4. #55b784
  5. #5baf83
  6. #61a883
  7. #67a082
  8. #6d9882
  9. #749081
  10. #7a8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96c1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cebf80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb28a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cdbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8c682 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9abe88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #18cea9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42cf85 {
  color: #42cf85;
}
Background
.bg-42cf85 {
  background-color: #42cf85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42cf85 {
  border: 2px solid #42cf85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42cf85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 207 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 59% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42cf85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42cf85, #42cfcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42cf85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 207 133 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.74 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.80 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.37 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.66 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.18 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.81 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.85 #bd307a Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Emerald
#42cf85  rgb(66, 207, 133)  hsl(149, 59%, 54%)  Emerald
#cf428c  rgb(207, 66, 140)  hsl(329, 59%, 54%)  Mulberry
#8542cf  rgb(133, 66, 207)  hsl(269, 59%, 54%)  Blue Violet
#cf8542  rgb(207, 133, 66)  hsl(29, 59%, 54%)  Peru