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#42E38F

#42e38f ≈ Medium Spring Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e38f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 148.7°, 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 12.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00fa9a), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.5808

Complementary

  1. #42e38f
  2. #e34296

Split complementary

  1. #42e38f
  2. #e042e3
  3. #e34245

Analogous

  1. #45e342
  2. #42e38f
  3. #42e3e0

Triadic

  1. #42e38f
  2. #8f42e3
  3. #e38f42

Tetradic

  1. #42e38f
  2. #4296e3
  3. #e34296
  4. #e38f42

Square

  1. #42e38f
  2. #4245e3
  3. #e34296
  4. #e3e042

Monochromatic

  1. #127a44
  2. #1cbd69
  3. #42e38f
  4. #85edb6
  5. #c7f7de

Shades

#42e38f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e38f
  2. #3bcc81
  3. #35b672
  4. #2e9f64
  5. #288856
  6. #217248
  7. #1a5b39
  8. #14442b
  9. #0d2d1d
  10. #07170e
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e38f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e38f
  2. #55e69a
  3. #68e9a5
  4. #7bebb1
  5. #8eeebc
  6. #a1f1c7
  7. #b3f4d2
  8. #c6f7dd
  9. #d9f9e9
  10. #ecfcf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e38f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e38f
  2. #48d98e
  3. #4ecf8c
  4. #55c58b
  5. #5bbb89
  6. #61b288
  7. #67a886
  8. #6d9e85
  9. #749483
  10. #7a8a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d4b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d189 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cec395 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e1ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8d88c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8d192 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e2b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e38f {
  color: #42e38f;
}
Background
.bg-42e38f {
  background-color: #42e38f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e38f {
  border: 2px solid #42e38f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e38f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 227 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 74% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e38f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e38f, #42e3e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e38f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 227 143 / 0.35);
}

#00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 5.13 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.38 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.60 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.31 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 7.75 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.04 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.51 #bd1c70 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Medium Spring Green
#42e38f  rgb(66, 227, 143)  hsl(149, 74%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#e34296  rgb(227, 66, 150)  hsl(329, 74%, 57%)  Persian Rose
#8f42e3  rgb(143, 66, 227)  hsl(269, 74%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#e38f42  rgb(227, 143, 66)  hsl(29, 74%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange