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#42E198

#42e198 ≈ Medium Spring Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e198 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 88.24% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.44% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 152.45°, with 72.6% saturation and 57.06% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00fa9a), ΔE 6.05.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.5728

Complementary

  1. #42e198
  2. #e1428b

Split complementary

  1. #42e198
  2. #e142db
  3. #e14942

Analogous

  1. #42e149
  2. #42e198
  3. #42dbe1

Triadic

  1. #42e198
  2. #9842e1
  3. #e19842

Tetradic

  1. #42e198
  2. #428be1
  3. #e1428b
  4. #e19842

Square

  1. #42e198
  2. #4942e1
  3. #e1428b
  4. #dbe142

Monochromatic

  1. #137749
  2. #1db972
  3. #42e198
  4. #84ebbc
  5. #c6f6e0

Shades

#42e198 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e198
  2. #3bcb89
  3. #35b47a
  4. #2e9e6a
  5. #28875b
  6. #21714c
  7. #1a5a3d
  8. #14442e
  9. #0d2d1e
  10. #07170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e198 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e198
  2. #55e4a2
  3. #68e7ad
  4. #7beab7
  5. #8eedc1
  6. #a1f0cc
  7. #b3f3d6
  8. #c6f6e0
  9. #d9f9ea
  10. #ecfcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e198 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e198
  2. #48d796
  3. #4ece93
  4. #55c491
  5. #5bba8e
  6. #61b18c
  7. #67a78a
  8. #6d9d87
  9. #749385
  10. #7a8a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3d2b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfd093 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc29d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e0ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5d795 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6cf9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e198 {
  color: #42e198;
}
Background
.bg-42e198 {
  background-color: #42e198;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e198 {
  border: 2px solid #42e198;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e198;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 225 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 152 73% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e198 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e198, #42dbe1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e198 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 225 152 / 0.35);
}

#00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.05 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.79 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.87 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.87 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.51 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 9.07 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 9.39 #bd1e67 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Medium Spring Green
#42e198  rgb(66, 225, 152)  hsl(152, 73%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#e1428b  rgb(225, 66, 139)  hsl(332, 73%, 57%)  Deep Pink
#9842e1  rgb(152, 66, 225)  hsl(272, 73%, 57%)  Dark Orchid
#e19842  rgb(225, 152, 66)  hsl(32, 73%, 57%)  Carrot Orange