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#42DC8A

#42dc8a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42dc8a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 86.27% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 148.05°, with 68.75% saturation and 56.08% 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 11.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.5418

Complementary

  1. #42dc8a
  2. #dc4294

Split complementary

  1. #42dc8a
  2. #d742dc
  3. #dc4247

Analogous

  1. #47dc42
  2. #42dc8a
  3. #42dcd7

Triadic

  1. #42dc8a
  2. #8a42dc
  3. #dc8a42

Tetradic

  1. #42dc8a
  2. #4294dc
  3. #dc4294
  4. #dc8a42

Square

  1. #42dc8a
  2. #4247dc
  3. #dc4294
  4. #dcd742

Monochromatic

  1. #157040
  2. #21b164
  3. #42dc8a
  4. #83e8b2
  5. #c3f4da

Shades

#42dc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42dc8a
  2. #3bc67c
  3. #35b06e
  4. #2e9a61
  5. #288453
  6. #216e45
  7. #1a5837
  8. #144229
  9. #0d2c1c
  10. #07160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#42dc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42dc8a
  2. #55e096
  3. #68e3a1
  4. #7be7ad
  5. #8eeab9
  6. #a1eec5
  7. #b3f1d0
  8. #c6f5dc
  9. #d9f8e8
  10. #ecfcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42dc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42dc8a
  2. #48d389
  3. #4eca88
  4. #55c087
  5. #5bb786
  6. #61ae85
  7. #67a584
  8. #6d9c83
  9. #749282
  10. #7a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fcdaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbcb85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8bd8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dac7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2d287 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3ca8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #09dbb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42dc8a {
  color: #42dc8a;
}
Background
.bg-42dc8a {
  background-color: #42dc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42dc8a {
  border: 2px solid #42dc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42dc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 220 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42dc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42dc8a, #42dcd7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42dc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 220 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.05 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.25 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.68 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.57 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.75 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.00 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 9.03 #bd2375 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Emerald
#42dc8a  rgb(66, 220, 138)  hsl(148, 69%, 56%)  Emerald
#dc4294  rgb(220, 66, 148)  hsl(328, 69%, 56%)  Mulberry
#8a42dc  rgb(138, 66, 220)  hsl(268, 69%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#dc8a42  rgb(220, 138, 66)  hsl(28, 69%, 56%)  Peru