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#42E05B

#42e05b ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e05b 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 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.37% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 129.49°, 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 luminance0.5522

Complementary

  1. #42e05b
  2. #e042c7

Split complementary

  1. #42e05b
  2. #aa42e0
  3. #e04278

Analogous

  1. #78e042
  2. #42e05b
  3. #42e0aa

Triadic

  1. #42e05b
  2. #5b42e0
  3. #e05b42

Tetradic

  1. #42e05b
  2. #42c7e0
  3. #e042c7
  4. #e05b42

Square

  1. #42e05b
  2. #4278e0
  3. #e042c7
  4. #e0aa42

Monochromatic

  1. #137623
  2. #1eb736
  3. #42e05b
  4. #84eb94
  5. #c5f6cd

Shades

#42e05b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e05b
  2. #3bca52
  3. #35b349
  4. #2e9d40
  5. #288637
  6. #21702e
  7. #1a5a24
  8. #14431b
  9. #0d2d12
  10. #071609
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e05b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e05b
  2. #55e36b
  3. #68e67c
  4. #7be98c
  5. #8eec9d
  6. #a1f0ad
  7. #b3f3bd
  8. #c6f6ce
  9. #d9f9de
  10. #ecfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e05b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e05b
  2. #48d65f
  3. #4ecd62
  4. #55c366
  5. #5bba6a
  6. #61b06e
  7. #67a671
  8. #6d9d75
  9. #749379
  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 #e3cc4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bf66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dbc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9d453 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aacd62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #24dda4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e05b {
  color: #42e05b;
}
Background
.bg-42e05b {
  background-color: #42e05b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e05b {
  border: 2px solid #42e05b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e05b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 224 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 72% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e05b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e05b, #42e0aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e05b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 224 91 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 2.17 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.73 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.44 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 7.24 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.83 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.56 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.57 #bd1fa4 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e05b  rgb(66, 224, 91)  hsl(129, 72%, 57%)  Malachite
#e042c7  rgb(224, 66, 199)  hsl(309, 72%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#5b42e0  rgb(91, 66, 224)  hsl(249, 72%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#e05b42  rgb(224, 91, 66)  hsl(9, 72%, 57%)  Cinnabar