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#42E331

#42e331 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e331 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 89.02% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.41% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 114.27°, with 76.07% saturation and 54.12% 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 12.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.5632

Complementary

  1. #42e331
  2. #d231e3

Split complementary

  1. #42e331
  2. #7931e3
  3. #e3319b

Analogous

  1. #9be331
  2. #42e331
  3. #31e379

Triadic

  1. #42e331
  2. #3142e3
  3. #e33142

Tetradic

  1. #42e331
  2. #31e3d2
  3. #d231e3
  4. #e33142

Square

  1. #42e331
  2. #319be3
  3. #d231e3
  4. #e37931

Monochromatic

  1. #186c0f
  2. #26b018
  3. #42e331
  4. #80ec74
  5. #bef5b8

Shades

#42e331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e331
  2. #3bcc2c
  3. #35b627
  4. #2e9f22
  5. #28881d
  6. #217219
  7. #1a5b14
  8. #14440f
  9. #0d2d0a
  10. #071705
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e331
  2. #55e646
  3. #68e95a
  4. #7beb6f
  5. #8eee83
  6. #a1f198
  7. #b3f4ad
  8. #c6f7c1
  9. #d9f9d6
  10. #ecfcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e331
  2. #48d939
  3. #4ecf41
  4. #55c549
  5. #5bbb51
  6. #61b259
  7. #67a860
  8. #6d9e68
  9. #749470
  10. #7a8a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2d2a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c146 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0ddcc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdd618 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afcf3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2bdf9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e331 {
  color: #42e331;
}
Background
.bg-42e331 {
  background-color: #42e331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e331 {
  border: 2px solid #42e331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 227 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 114 76% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e331, #31e379);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 227 49 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.91 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.47 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.30 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.33 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.47 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.67 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.76 #bd1cce Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e331  rgb(66, 227, 49)  hsl(114, 76%, 54%)  Malachite
#d231e3  rgb(210, 49, 227)  hsl(294, 76%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#3142e3  rgb(49, 66, 227)  hsl(234, 76%, 54%)  Iris
#e33142  rgb(227, 49, 66)  hsl(354, 76%, 54%)  Crimson