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#42E080

#42e080 ≈ Pastel Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e080 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 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.86% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 143.54°, 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 12.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77dd77), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.5603

Complementary

  1. #42e080
  2. #e042a2

Split complementary

  1. #42e080
  2. #cf42e0
  3. #e04253

Analogous

  1. #53e042
  2. #42e080
  3. #42e0cf

Triadic

  1. #42e080
  2. #8042e0
  3. #e08042

Tetradic

  1. #42e080
  2. #42a2e0
  3. #e042a2
  4. #e08042

Square

  1. #42e080
  2. #4253e0
  3. #e042a2
  4. #e0cf42

Monochromatic

  1. #13763a
  2. #1eb75a
  3. #42e080
  4. #84ebac
  5. #c5f6d8

Shades

#42e080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e080
  2. #3bca73
  3. #35b366
  4. #2e9d5a
  5. #28864d
  6. #217040
  7. #1a5a33
  8. #144326
  9. #0d2d1a
  10. #07160d
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e080
  2. #55e38d
  3. #68e699
  4. #7be9a6
  5. #8eecb3
  6. #a1f0c0
  7. #b3f3cc
  8. #c6f6d9
  9. #d9f9e6
  10. #ecfcf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e080
  2. #48d680
  3. #4ecd80
  4. #55c380
  5. #5bba80
  6. #61b080
  7. #67a680
  8. #6d9d80
  9. #749380
  10. #7a8a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d1ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0cd79 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc087 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ddc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7d57c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8ce84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #10deb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e080 {
  color: #42e080;
}
Background
.bg-42e080 {
  background-color: #42e080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e080 {
  border: 2px solid #42e080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 224 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 72% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e080, #42e0cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 224 128 / 0.35);
}

#77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.82 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.80 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.94 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.04 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.89 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 7.23 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.72 #bd1f7f Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Pastel Green
#42e080  rgb(66, 224, 128)  hsl(144, 72%, 57%)  Pastel Green
#e042a2  rgb(224, 66, 162)  hsl(324, 72%, 57%)  Persian Rose
#8042e0  rgb(128, 66, 224)  hsl(264, 72%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#e08042  rgb(224, 128, 66)  hsl(24, 72%, 57%)  Raw Sienna