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#42D080

#42d080 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42d080 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 81.57% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.46% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 146.2°, with 60.17% saturation and 53.73% 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 10.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.34.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.4783

Complementary

  1. #42d080
  2. #d04292

Split complementary

  1. #42d080
  2. #c742d0
  3. #d0424b

Analogous

  1. #4bd042
  2. #42d080
  3. #42d0c7

Triadic

  1. #42d080
  2. #8042d0
  3. #d08042

Tetradic

  1. #42d080
  2. #4292d0
  3. #d04292
  4. #d08042

Square

  1. #42d080
  2. #424bd0
  3. #d04292
  4. #d0c742

Monochromatic

  1. #186138
  2. #279e5b
  3. #42d080
  4. #7fdfa9
  5. #bdeed2

Shades

#42d080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42d080
  2. #3bbb73
  3. #35a666
  4. #2e925a
  5. #287d4d
  6. #216840
  7. #1a5333
  8. #143e26
  9. #0d2a1a
  10. #07150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#42d080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42d080
  2. #55d58d
  3. #68d999
  4. #7bdea6
  5. #8ee3b3
  6. #a1e8c0
  7. #b3eccc
  8. #c6f1d9
  9. #d9f6e6
  10. #ecfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42d080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42d080
  2. #48c880
  3. #4ec080
  4. #55b880
  5. #5bb080
  6. #61a880
  7. #67a080
  8. #6d9880
  9. #749080
  10. #7a8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97c2a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0bf7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb385 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cebc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9c67d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bbf83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1acfa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42d080 {
  color: #42d080;
}
Background
.bg-42d080 {
  background-color: #42d080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42d080 {
  border: 2px solid #42d080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42d080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 208 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 60% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42d080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42d080, #42d0c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42d080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 208 128 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.34 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.81 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.85 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.54 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.70 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.78 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 9.49 #bd2f7f Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Emerald
#42d080  rgb(66, 208, 128)  hsl(146, 60%, 54%)  Emerald
#d04292  rgb(208, 66, 146)  hsl(326, 60%, 54%)  Mulberry
#8042d0  rgb(128, 66, 208)  hsl(266, 60%, 54%)  Blue Violet
#d08042  rgb(208, 128, 66)  hsl(26, 60%, 54%)  Peru