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#42E06E

#42e06e ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e06e 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 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.89% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 136.71°, 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 12.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.556

Complementary

  1. #42e06e
  2. #e042b4

Split complementary

  1. #42e06e
  2. #bd42e0
  3. #e04265

Analogous

  1. #65e042
  2. #42e06e
  3. #42e0bd

Triadic

  1. #42e06e
  2. #6e42e0
  3. #e06e42

Tetradic

  1. #42e06e
  2. #42b4e0
  3. #e042b4
  4. #e06e42

Square

  1. #42e06e
  2. #4265e0
  3. #e042b4
  4. #e0bd42

Monochromatic

  1. #13762f
  2. #1eb749
  3. #42e06e
  4. #84eba0
  5. #c5f6d3

Shades

#42e06e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e06e
  2. #3bca63
  3. #35b358
  4. #2e9d4d
  5. #288642
  6. #217037
  7. #1a5a2c
  8. #144321
  9. #0d2d16
  10. #07160b
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e06e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e06e
  2. #55e37d
  3. #68e68b
  4. #7be99a
  5. #8eeca8
  6. #a1f0b7
  7. #b3f3c5
  8. #c6f6d4
  9. #d9f9e2
  10. #ecfcf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e06e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e06e
  2. #48d670
  3. #4ecd72
  4. #55c373
  5. #5bba75
  6. #61b077
  7. #67a679
  8. #6d9d7b
  9. #74937c
  10. #7a8a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d0a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2cd64 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfbf76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dcc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8d568 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9cd73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1cddaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e06e {
  color: #42e06e;
}
Background
.bg-42e06e {
  background-color: #42e06e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e06e {
  border: 2px solid #42e06e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e06e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 224 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 72% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e06e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e06e, #42e0bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e06e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 224 110 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.41 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.02 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.74 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.95 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.97 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.08 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.34 #bd1f91 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e06e  rgb(66, 224, 110)  hsl(137, 72%, 57%)  Malachite
#e042b4  rgb(224, 66, 180)  hsl(317, 72%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#6e42e0  rgb(110, 66, 224)  hsl(257, 72%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#e06e42  rgb(224, 110, 66)  hsl(17, 72%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna