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#42E149

#42e149 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e149 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 88.24% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.56% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 122.64°, with 72.6% saturation and 57.06% 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 12.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.04.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.5549

Complementary

  1. #42e149
  2. #e142da

Split complementary

  1. #42e149
  2. #9842e1
  3. #e1428b

Analogous

  1. #8be142
  2. #42e149
  3. #42e198

Triadic

  1. #42e149
  2. #4942e1
  3. #e14942

Tetradic

  1. #42e149
  2. #42dae1
  3. #e142da
  4. #e14942

Square

  1. #42e149
  2. #428be1
  3. #e142da
  4. #e19842

Monochromatic

  1. #137717
  2. #1db924
  3. #42e149
  4. #84eb89
  5. #c6f6c8

Shades

#42e149 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e149
  2. #3bcb42
  3. #35b43a
  4. #2e9e33
  5. #28872c
  6. #217125
  7. #1a5a1d
  8. #144416
  9. #0d2d0f
  10. #071707
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e149 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e149
  2. #55e45b
  3. #68e76d
  4. #7bea80
  5. #8eed92
  6. #a1f0a4
  7. #b3f3b6
  8. #c6f6c8
  9. #d9f9db
  10. #ecfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e149 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e149
  2. #48d74f
  3. #4ece54
  4. #55c45a
  5. #5bba5f
  6. #61b165
  7. #67a76a
  8. #6d9d70
  9. #749375
  10. #7a8a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d0a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cc33 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c057 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dbc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbd53d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acce52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #28dda0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e149 {
  color: #42e149;
}
Background
.bg-42e149 {
  background-color: #42e149;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e149 {
  border: 2px solid #42e149;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e149;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 225 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 123 73% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e149 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e149, #42e198);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e149 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 225 73 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.04 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.92 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.05 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 7.65 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 7.65 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 7.92 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 8.05 #bd1eb6 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e149  rgb(66, 225, 73)  hsl(123, 73%, 57%)  Malachite
#e142da  rgb(225, 66, 218)  hsl(303, 73%, 57%)  Fuchsia
#4942e1  rgb(73, 66, 225)  hsl(243, 73%, 57%)  Iris
#e14942  rgb(225, 73, 66)  hsl(3, 73%, 57%)  Cinnabar