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#42E437

#42e437 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e437 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 89.41% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.88% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 116.18°, with 76.21% saturation and 55.49% 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 12.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.5692

Complementary

  1. #42e437
  2. #d937e4

Split complementary

  1. #42e437
  2. #8237e4
  3. #e43799

Analogous

  1. #99e437
  2. #42e437
  3. #37e482

Triadic

  1. #42e437
  2. #3742e4
  3. #e43742

Tetradic

  1. #42e437
  2. #37e4d9
  3. #d937e4
  4. #e43742

Square

  1. #42e437
  2. #3799e4
  3. #d937e4
  4. #e48237

Monochromatic

  1. #16730f
  2. #23b619
  3. #42e437
  4. #82ed7a
  5. #c1f6be

Shades

#42e437 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e437
  2. #3bcd32
  3. #35b62c
  4. #2ea027
  5. #288921
  6. #21721c
  7. #1a5b16
  8. #144411
  9. #0d2e0b
  10. #071706
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e437 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e437
  2. #55e74b
  3. #68e95f
  4. #7bec73
  5. #8eef87
  6. #a1f29b
  7. #b3f4af
  8. #c6f7c3
  9. #d9fad7
  10. #ecfceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e437 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e437
  2. #48da3e
  3. #4ed046
  4. #55c64d
  5. #5bbc54
  6. #61b25c
  7. #67a863
  8. #6d9e6a
  9. #749471
  10. #7a8a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2d3a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9ce09 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c24b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #07ddc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bed723 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afd044 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2ae09e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e437 {
  color: #42e437;
}
Background
.bg-42e437 {
  background-color: #42e437;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e437 {
  border: 2px solid #42e437;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e437;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 228 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 116 76% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e437 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e437, #37e482);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e437 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 228 55 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.69 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.60 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.24 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.26 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.44 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.48 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.74 #bd1bc8 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e437  rgb(66, 228, 55)  hsl(116, 76%, 55%)  Malachite
#d937e4  rgb(217, 55, 228)  hsl(296, 76%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#3742e4  rgb(55, 66, 228)  hsl(236, 76%, 55%)  Iris
#e43742  rgb(228, 55, 66)  hsl(356, 76%, 55%)  Tractor Red