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#42E072

#42e072 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e072 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.11% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 138.23°, 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 12.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5568

Complementary

  1. #42e072
  2. #e042b0

Split complementary

  1. #42e072
  2. #c142e0
  3. #e04261

Analogous

  1. #61e042
  2. #42e072
  3. #42e0c1

Triadic

  1. #42e072
  2. #7242e0
  3. #e07242

Tetradic

  1. #42e072
  2. #42b0e0
  3. #e042b0
  4. #e07242

Square

  1. #42e072
  2. #4261e0
  3. #e042b0
  4. #e0c142

Monochromatic

  1. #137631
  2. #1eb74d
  3. #42e072
  4. #84eba3
  5. #c5f6d4

Shades

#42e072 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e072
  2. #3bca67
  3. #35b35b
  4. #2e9d50
  5. #288644
  6. #217039
  7. #1a5a2e
  8. #144322
  9. #0d2d17
  10. #07160b
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e072 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e072
  2. #55e380
  3. #68e68e
  4. #7be99c
  5. #8eecaa
  6. #a1f0b9
  7. #b3f3c7
  8. #c6f6d5
  9. #d9f9e3
  10. #ecfcf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e072 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e072
  2. #48d673
  3. #4ecd75
  4. #55c376
  5. #5bba78
  6. #61b079
  7. #67a67a
  8. #6d9d7c
  9. #74937d
  10. #7a8a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d0aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2cd69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfc07a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dcc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8d56d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9cd77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1adeab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e072 {
  color: #42e072;
}
Background
.bg-42e072 {
  background-color: #42e072;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e072 {
  border: 2px solid #42e072;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e072;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 224 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 72% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e072 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e072, #42e0c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e072 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 224 114 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.87 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.05 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.68 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.75 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.85 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.00 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.52 #bd1f8d Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e072  rgb(66, 224, 114)  hsl(138, 72%, 57%)  Malachite
#e042b0  rgb(224, 66, 176)  hsl(318, 72%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#7242e0  rgb(114, 66, 224)  hsl(258, 72%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#e07242  rgb(224, 114, 66)  hsl(18, 72%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna