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#42E059

#42e059 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e059 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.27% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 128.73°, 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 12.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5519

Complementary

  1. #42e059
  2. #e042c9

Split complementary

  1. #42e059
  2. #a842e0
  3. #e0427a

Analogous

  1. #7ae042
  2. #42e059
  3. #42e0a8

Triadic

  1. #42e059
  2. #5942e0
  3. #e05942

Tetradic

  1. #42e059
  2. #42c9e0
  3. #e042c9
  4. #e05942

Square

  1. #42e059
  2. #427ae0
  3. #e042c9
  4. #e0a842

Monochromatic

  1. #137622
  2. #1eb734
  3. #42e059
  4. #84eb93
  5. #c5f6cc

Shades

#42e059 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e059
  2. #3bca50
  3. #35b347
  4. #2e9d3e
  5. #288635
  6. #21702d
  7. #1a5a24
  8. #14431b
  9. #0d2d12
  10. #071609
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e059 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e059
  2. #55e36a
  3. #68e67a
  4. #7be98b
  5. #8eec9b
  6. #a1f0ac
  7. #b3f3bd
  8. #c6f6cd
  9. #d9f9de
  10. #ecfcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e059 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e059
  2. #48d65d
  3. #4ecd61
  4. #55c365
  5. #5bba69
  6. #61b06d
  7. #67a670
  8. #6d9d74
  9. #749378
  10. #7a8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0d0a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cc4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bf64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dac3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9d451 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abcd60 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #24dda3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e059 {
  color: #42e059;
}
Background
.bg-42e059 {
  background-color: #42e059;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e059 {
  border: 2px solid #42e059;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e059;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 224 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 72% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e059 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e059, #42e0a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e059 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 224 89 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 2.17 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.86 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.32 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 7.34 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.95 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.61 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.74 #bd1fa6 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e059  rgb(66, 224, 89)  hsl(129, 72%, 57%)  Malachite
#e042c9  rgb(224, 66, 201)  hsl(309, 72%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#5942e0  rgb(89, 66, 224)  hsl(249, 72%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#e05942  rgb(224, 89, 66)  hsl(9, 72%, 57%)  Cinnabar