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#42E366

#42e366 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e366 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 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.07% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 133.42°, with 74.19% saturation and 57.45% 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 12.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5706

Complementary

  1. #42e366
  2. #e342bf

Split complementary

  1. #42e366
  2. #b742e3
  3. #e3426e

Analogous

  1. #6ee342
  2. #42e366
  3. #42e3b7

Triadic

  1. #42e366
  2. #6642e3
  3. #e36642

Tetradic

  1. #42e366
  2. #42bfe3
  3. #e342bf
  4. #e36642

Square

  1. #42e366
  2. #426ee3
  3. #e342bf
  4. #e3b742

Monochromatic

  1. #127a29
  2. #1cbd40
  3. #42e366
  4. #85ed9c
  5. #c7f7d2

Shades

#42e366 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e366
  2. #3bcc5c
  3. #35b652
  4. #2e9f47
  5. #28883d
  6. #217233
  7. #1a5b29
  8. #14441f
  9. #0d2d14
  10. #07170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e366 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e366
  2. #55e675
  3. #68e985
  4. #7beb94
  5. #8eeea3
  6. #a1f1b3
  7. #b3f4c2
  8. #c6f7d1
  9. #d9f9e0
  10. #ecfcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e366 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e366
  2. #48d969
  3. #4ecf6b
  4. #55c56e
  5. #5bbb70
  6. #61b273
  7. #67a876
  8. #6d9e78
  9. #74947b
  10. #7a8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3d3a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cf5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c270 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dec7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbd75f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acd06c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1ee0a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e366 {
  color: #42e366;
}
Background
.bg-42e366 {
  background-color: #42e366;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e366 {
  border: 2px solid #42e366;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e366;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 227 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 74% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e366 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e366, #42e3b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e366 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 227 102 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 2.96 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.38 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.25 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.65 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.06 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.79 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.29 #bd1c99 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e366  rgb(66, 227, 102)  hsl(133, 74%, 57%)  Malachite
#e342bf  rgb(227, 66, 191)  hsl(313, 74%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#6642e3  rgb(102, 66, 227)  hsl(253, 74%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#e36642  rgb(227, 102, 66)  hsl(13, 74%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna