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#42E074

#42e074 ≈ Pastel Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e074 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 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.21% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 138.99°, 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 12.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77dd77), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5573

Complementary

  1. #42e074
  2. #e042ae

Split complementary

  1. #42e074
  2. #c342e0
  3. #e0425f

Analogous

  1. #5fe042
  2. #42e074
  3. #42e0c3

Triadic

  1. #42e074
  2. #7442e0
  3. #e07442

Tetradic

  1. #42e074
  2. #42aee0
  3. #e042ae
  4. #e07442

Square

  1. #42e074
  2. #425fe0
  3. #e042ae
  4. #e0c342

Monochromatic

  1. #137632
  2. #1eb74f
  3. #42e074
  4. #84eba4
  5. #c5f6d5

Shades

#42e074 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e074
  2. #3bca68
  3. #35b35d
  4. #2e9d51
  5. #288646
  6. #21703a
  7. #1a5a2e
  8. #144323
  9. #0d2d17
  10. #07160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e074 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e074
  2. #55e382
  3. #68e690
  4. #7be99e
  5. #8eecac
  6. #a1f0ba
  7. #b3f3c7
  8. #c6f6d5
  9. #d9f9e3
  10. #ecfcf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e074 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e074
  2. #48d675
  3. #4ecd76
  4. #55c378
  5. #5bba79
  6. #61b07a
  7. #67a67b
  8. #6d9d7c
  9. #74937e
  10. #7a8a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d0aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2cd6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfc07c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dcc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7d56f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9cd79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #19deac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e074 {
  color: #42e074;
}
Background
.bg-42e074 {
  background-color: #42e074;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e074 {
  border: 2px solid #42e074;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e074;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 224 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 139 72% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e074 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e074, #42e0c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e074 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 224 116 / 0.35);
}

#77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.10 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.12 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.54 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.78 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.82 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.83 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.76 #bd1f8b Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Pastel Green
#42e074  rgb(66, 224, 116)  hsl(139, 72%, 57%)  Pastel Green
#e042ae  rgb(224, 66, 174)  hsl(319, 72%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#7442e0  rgb(116, 66, 224)  hsl(259, 72%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#e07442  rgb(224, 116, 66)  hsl(19, 72%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna