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#42D760

#42d760 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42d760 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 84.31% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.35% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 132.08°, with 65.07% saturation and 55.1% 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 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.506

Complementary

  1. #42d760
  2. #d742b9

Split complementary

  1. #42d760
  2. #ab42d7
  3. #d7426f

Analogous

  1. #6fd742
  2. #42d760
  3. #42d7ab

Triadic

  1. #42d760
  2. #6042d7
  3. #d76042

Tetradic

  1. #42d760
  2. #42b9d7
  3. #d742b9
  4. #d76042

Square

  1. #42d760
  2. #426fd7
  3. #d742b9
  4. #d7ab42

Monochromatic

  1. #166a27
  2. #24a93f
  3. #42d760
  4. #81e495
  5. #c0f2ca

Shades

#42d760 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42d760
  2. #3bc256
  3. #35ac4d
  4. #2e9743
  5. #28813a
  6. #216c30
  7. #1a5626
  8. #14411d
  9. #0d2b13
  10. #07160a
  11. #000000

Tints

#42d760 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42d760
  2. #55db70
  3. #68df80
  4. #7be390
  5. #8ee7a0
  6. #a1ebb0
  7. #b3efbf
  8. #c6f3cf
  9. #d9f7df
  10. #ecfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42d760 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42d760
  2. #48ce63
  3. #4ec666
  4. #55bd6a
  5. #5bb46d
  6. #61ac70
  7. #67a373
  8. #6d9a76
  9. #74917a
  10. #7a897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac8a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac455 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b869 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d2bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1cc59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3c566 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #26d4a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42d760 {
  color: #42d760;
}
Background
.bg-42d760 {
  background-color: #42d760;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42d760 {
  border: 2px solid #42d760;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42d760;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 215 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 65% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42d760 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42d760, #42d7ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42d760 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 215 96 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 2.24 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.43 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.91 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.26 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.76 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.42 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 8.90 #bd289f Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Malachite
#42d760  rgb(66, 215, 96)  hsl(132, 65%, 55%)  Malachite
#d742b9  rgb(215, 66, 185)  hsl(312, 65%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#6042d7  rgb(96, 66, 215)  hsl(252, 65%, 55%)  Iris
#d76042  rgb(215, 96, 66)  hsl(12, 65%, 55%)  Terra Cotta