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#42E07C

#42e07c ≈ Pastel Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e07c 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 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.64% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 142.03°, 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 12.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77dd77), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5592

Complementary

  1. #42e07c
  2. #e042a6

Split complementary

  1. #42e07c
  2. #cb42e0
  3. #e04257

Analogous

  1. #57e042
  2. #42e07c
  3. #42e0cb

Triadic

  1. #42e07c
  2. #7c42e0
  3. #e07c42

Tetradic

  1. #42e07c
  2. #42a6e0
  3. #e042a6
  4. #e07c42

Square

  1. #42e07c
  2. #4257e0
  3. #e042a6
  4. #e0cb42

Monochromatic

  1. #137637
  2. #1eb756
  3. #42e07c
  4. #84ebaa
  5. #c5f6d7

Shades

#42e07c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e07c
  2. #3bca70
  3. #35b363
  4. #2e9d57
  5. #28864a
  6. #21703e
  7. #1a5a32
  8. #144325
  9. #0d2d19
  10. #07160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e07c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e07c
  2. #55e389
  3. #68e696
  4. #7be9a3
  5. #8eecb0
  6. #a1f0be
  7. #b3f3cb
  8. #c6f6d8
  9. #d9f9e5
  10. #ecfcf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e07c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e07c
  2. #48d67c
  3. #4ecd7d
  4. #55c37d
  5. #5bba7e
  6. #61b07e
  7. #67a67e
  8. #6d9d7f
  9. #74937f
  10. #7a8a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d0ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1cd74 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cec083 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dcc8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7d578 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8cd80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #14deaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e07c {
  color: #42e07c;
}
Background
.bg-42e07c {
  background-color: #42e07c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e07c {
  border: 2px solid #42e07c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e07c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 224 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 72% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e07c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e07c, #42e0cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e07c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 224 124 / 0.35);
}

#77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.50 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.21 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.09 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.26 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.81 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 7.02 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.64 #bd1f83 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Pastel Green
#42e07c  rgb(66, 224, 124)  hsl(142, 72%, 57%)  Pastel Green
#e042a6  rgb(224, 66, 166)  hsl(322, 72%, 57%)  Persian Rose
#7c42e0  rgb(124, 66, 224)  hsl(262, 72%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#e07c42  rgb(224, 124, 66)  hsl(22, 72%, 57%)  Raw Sienna