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#42E484

#42e484 ≈ Pastel Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e484 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 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.11% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 144.44°, 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77dd77), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.5831

Complementary

  1. #42e484
  2. #e442a2

Split complementary

  1. #42e484
  2. #d542e4
  3. #e44251

Analogous

  1. #51e442
  2. #42e484
  3. #42e4d5

Triadic

  1. #42e484
  2. #8442e4
  3. #e48442

Tetradic

  1. #42e484
  2. #42a2e4
  3. #e442a2
  4. #e48442

Square

  1. #42e484
  2. #4251e4
  3. #e442a2
  4. #e4d542

Monochromatic

  1. #127b3d
  2. #1bbe5e
  3. #42e484
  4. #85eeb0
  5. #c8f7db

Shades

#42e484 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e484
  2. #3bcd77
  3. #35b66a
  4. #2ea05c
  5. #28894f
  6. #217242
  7. #1a5b35
  8. #144428
  9. #0d2e1a
  10. #07170d
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e484 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e484
  2. #55e790
  3. #68e99d
  4. #7beca9
  5. #8eefb5
  6. #a1f2c2
  7. #b3f4ce
  8. #c6f7da
  9. #d9fae6
  10. #ecfcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e484 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e484
  2. #48da84
  3. #4ed083
  4. #55c683
  5. #5bbc82
  6. #61b282
  7. #67a882
  8. #6d9e81
  9. #749481
  10. #7a8a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d4b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d17d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c38b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e1cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bad980 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aad188 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #08e2b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e484 {
  color: #42e484;
}
Background
.bg-42e484 {
  background-color: #42e484;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e484 {
  border: 2px solid #42e484;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e484;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 228 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 75% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e484 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e484, #42e4d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e484 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 228 132 / 0.35);
}

#77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.12 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 5.14 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.28 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.50 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.56 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.79 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.17 #bd1b7b Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pastel Green
#42e484  rgb(66, 228, 132)  hsl(144, 75%, 58%)  Pastel Green
#e442a2  rgb(228, 66, 162)  hsl(324, 75%, 58%)  Persian Rose
#8442e4  rgb(132, 66, 228)  hsl(264, 75%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#e48442  rgb(228, 132, 66)  hsl(24, 75%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange