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#42E227

#42e227 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e227 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 88.63% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.74% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 111.34°, with 76.33% saturation and 51.96% 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 12.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.557

Complementary

  1. #42e227
  2. #c727e2

Split complementary

  1. #42e227
  2. #6a27e2
  3. #e2279f

Analogous

  1. #9fe227
  2. #42e227
  3. #27e26a

Triadic

  1. #42e227
  2. #2742e2
  3. #e22742

Tetradic

  1. #42e227
  2. #27e2c7
  3. #c727e2
  4. #e22742

Square

  1. #42e227
  2. #279fe2
  3. #c727e2
  4. #e26a27

Monochromatic

  1. #1a630d
  2. #2ba616
  3. #42e227
  4. #7deb6a
  5. #b8f4ae

Shades

#42e227 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e227
  2. #3bcb23
  3. #35b51f
  4. #2e9e1b
  5. #288817
  6. #217114
  7. #1a5a10
  8. #14440c
  9. #0d2d08
  10. #071704
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e227 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e227
  2. #55e53d
  3. #68e852
  4. #7beb68
  5. #8eee7d
  6. #a1f193
  7. #b3f3a9
  8. #c6f6be
  9. #d9f9d4
  10. #ecfce9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e227 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e227
  2. #48d830
  3. #4ece39
  4. #55c542
  5. #5bbb4b
  6. #61b154
  7. #67a75c
  8. #6d9d65
  9. #74946e
  10. #7a8a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d19e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c040 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #13dbc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcd500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aecf38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2cde9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e227 {
  color: #42e227;
}
Background
.bg-42e227 {
  background-color: #42e227;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e227 {
  border: 2px solid #42e227;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e227;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 226 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 111 76% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e227 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e227, #27e26a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e227 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 226 39 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.35 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.44 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.35 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.38 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.48 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.53 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 8.14 #bd1dd8 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e227  rgb(66, 226, 39)  hsl(111, 76%, 52%)  Malachite
#c727e2  rgb(199, 39, 226)  hsl(291, 76%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#2742e2  rgb(39, 66, 226)  hsl(231, 76%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#e22742  rgb(226, 39, 66)  hsl(351, 76%, 52%)  Crimson