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#42D689

#42d689 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42d689 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 83.92% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.98% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 148.78°, with 64.35% saturation and 54.9% 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.5106

Complementary

  1. #42d689
  2. #d6428f

Split complementary

  1. #42d689
  2. #d342d6
  3. #d64245

Analogous

  1. #45d642
  2. #42d689
  3. #42d6d3

Triadic

  1. #42d689
  2. #8942d6
  3. #d68942

Tetradic

  1. #42d689
  2. #428fd6
  3. #d6428f
  4. #d68942

Square

  1. #42d689
  2. #4245d6
  3. #d6428f
  4. #d6d342

Monochromatic

  1. #17683e
  2. #24a763
  3. #42d689
  4. #81e4b0
  5. #c0f1d7

Shades

#42d689 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42d689
  2. #3bc17b
  3. #35ab6e
  4. #2e9660
  5. #288052
  6. #216b45
  7. #1a5637
  8. #144029
  9. #0d2b1b
  10. #07150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#42d689 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42d689
  2. #55da95
  3. #68dea1
  4. #7be2ac
  5. #8ee6b8
  6. #a1ebc4
  7. #b3efd0
  8. #c6f3dc
  9. #d9f7e7
  10. #ecfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42d689 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42d689
  2. #48cd88
  3. #4ec587
  4. #55bc86
  5. #5bb485
  6. #61ab85
  7. #67a284
  8. #6d9a83
  9. #749182
  10. #7a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bc8ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5c584 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2b88e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d4c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aecc86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fc58c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #10d5ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42d689 {
  color: #42d689;
}
Background
.bg-42d689 {
  background-color: #42d689;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42d689 {
  border: 2px solid #42d689;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42d689;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 214 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 64% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42d689 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42d689, #42d6d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42d689 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 214 137 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.94 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.42 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.93 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 8.12 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.35 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.80 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.05 #bd2976 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Emerald
#42d689  rgb(66, 214, 137)  hsl(149, 64%, 55%)  Emerald
#d6428f  rgb(214, 66, 143)  hsl(329, 64%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8942d6  rgb(137, 66, 214)  hsl(269, 64%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#d68942  rgb(214, 137, 66)  hsl(29, 64%, 55%)  Peru