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#42E044

#42e044 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e044 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 87.84% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.64% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 120.76°, with 71.82% saturation and 56.86% 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 11.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.5489

Complementary

  1. #42e044
  2. #e042de

Split complementary

  1. #42e044
  2. #9342e0
  3. #e0428f

Analogous

  1. #8fe042
  2. #42e044
  3. #42e093

Triadic

  1. #42e044
  2. #4442e0
  3. #e04442

Tetradic

  1. #42e044
  2. #42dee0
  3. #e042de
  4. #e04442

Square

  1. #42e044
  2. #428fe0
  3. #e042de
  4. #e09342

Monochromatic

  1. #137615
  2. #1eb720
  3. #42e044
  4. #84eb85
  5. #c5f6c6

Shades

#42e044 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e044
  2. #3bca3d
  3. #35b336
  4. #2e9d30
  5. #288629
  6. #217022
  7. #1a5a1b
  8. #144314
  9. #0d2d0e
  10. #071607
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e044 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e044
  2. #55e357
  3. #68e669
  4. #7be97c
  5. #8eec8f
  6. #a1f0a2
  7. #b3f3b4
  8. #c6f6c7
  9. #d9f9da
  10. #ecfcec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e044 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e044
  2. #48d64a
  3. #4ecd50
  4. #55c356
  5. #5bba5c
  6. #61b062
  7. #67a668
  8. #6d9d6e
  9. #749374
  10. #7a8a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0d0a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cb2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bf53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #03dac1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bad437 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #accd4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #29dc9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e044 {
  color: #42e044;
}
Background
.bg-42e044 {
  background-color: #42e044;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e044 {
  border: 2px solid #42e044;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e044;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 224 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 121 72% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e044 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e044, #42e093);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e044 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 224 68 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.24 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.64 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.35 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 7.62 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 7.62 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 7.86 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 8.49 #bd1fbb Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e044  rgb(66, 224, 68)  hsl(121, 72%, 57%)  Malachite
#e042de  rgb(224, 66, 222)  hsl(301, 72%, 57%)  Fuchsia
#4442e0  rgb(68, 66, 224)  hsl(241, 72%, 57%)  Iris
#e04442  rgb(224, 68, 66)  hsl(1, 72%, 57%)  Cinnabar