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#42E46F

#42e46f ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e46f 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 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.32% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 136.67°, with 75% saturation and 57.65% 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 12.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5779

Complementary

  1. #42e46f
  2. #e442b7

Split complementary

  1. #42e46f
  2. #c042e4
  3. #e44266

Analogous

  1. #66e442
  2. #42e46f
  3. #42e4c0

Triadic

  1. #42e46f
  2. #6f42e4
  3. #e46f42

Tetradic

  1. #42e46f
  2. #42b7e4
  3. #e442b7
  4. #e46f42

Square

  1. #42e46f
  2. #4266e4
  3. #e442b7
  4. #e4c042

Monochromatic

  1. #127b2f
  2. #1bbe49
  3. #42e46f
  4. #85eea2
  5. #c8f7d5

Shades

#42e46f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e46f
  2. #3bcd64
  3. #35b659
  4. #2ea04e
  5. #288943
  6. #217238
  7. #1a5b2c
  8. #144421
  9. #0d2e16
  10. #07170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e46f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e46f
  2. #55e77d
  3. #68e98c
  4. #7bec9a
  5. #8eefa9
  6. #a1f2b7
  7. #b3f4c5
  8. #c6f7d4
  9. #d9fae2
  10. #ecfcf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e46f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e46f
  2. #48da71
  3. #4ed072
  4. #55c674
  5. #5bbc76
  6. #61b278
  7. #67a879
  8. #6d9e7b
  9. #74947d
  10. #7a8a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3d4ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6d065 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c378 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dfc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbd869 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acd174 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1ae1ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e46f {
  color: #42e46f;
}
Background
.bg-42e46f {
  background-color: #42e46f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e46f {
  border: 2px solid #42e46f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e46f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 228 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 75% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e46f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e46f, #42e4c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e46f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 228 111 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.74 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.25 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 5.86 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.62 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.82 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.55 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.84 #bd1b90 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e46f  rgb(66, 228, 111)  hsl(137, 75%, 58%)  Malachite
#e442b7  rgb(228, 66, 183)  hsl(317, 75%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#6f42e4  rgb(111, 66, 228)  hsl(257, 75%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#e46f42  rgb(228, 111, 66)  hsl(17, 75%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna