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#42E485

#42e485 ≈ Medium Spring Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e485 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.67% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 144.81°, 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 12.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00fa9a), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.5834

Complementary

  1. #42e485
  2. #e442a1

Split complementary

  1. #42e485
  2. #d642e4
  3. #e44250

Analogous

  1. #50e442
  2. #42e485
  3. #42e4d6

Triadic

  1. #42e485
  2. #8542e4
  3. #e48542

Tetradic

  1. #42e485
  2. #42a1e4
  3. #e442a1
  4. #e48542

Square

  1. #42e485
  2. #4250e4
  3. #e442a1
  4. #e4d642

Monochromatic

  1. #127b3d
  2. #1bbe5f
  3. #42e485
  4. #85eeb0
  5. #c8f7db

Shades

#42e485 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e485
  2. #3bcd78
  3. #35b66a
  4. #2ea05d
  5. #288950
  6. #217243
  7. #1a5b35
  8. #144428
  9. #0d2e1b
  10. #07170d
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e485 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e485
  2. #55e791
  3. #68e99d
  4. #7becaa
  5. #8eefb6
  6. #a1f2c2
  7. #b3f4ce
  8. #c6f7da
  9. #d9fae7
  10. #ecfcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e485 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e485
  2. #48da85
  3. #4ed084
  4. #55c684
  5. #5bbc83
  6. #61b283
  7. #67a882
  8. #6d9e82
  9. #749481
  10. #7a8a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d4b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d17e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c38b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e1cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9d981 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aad189 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #06e2b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e485 {
  color: #42e485;
}
Background
.bg-42e485 {
  background-color: #42e485;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e485 {
  border: 2px solid #42e485;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e485;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 228 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 75% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e485 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e485, #42e4d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e485 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 228 133 / 0.35);
}

#00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 5.09 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.21 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.43 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.57 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.60 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.77 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.21 #bd1b7a Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Medium Spring Green
#42e485  rgb(66, 228, 133)  hsl(145, 75%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#e442a1  rgb(228, 66, 161)  hsl(325, 75%, 58%)  Persian Rose
#8542e4  rgb(133, 66, 228)  hsl(265, 75%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#e48542  rgb(228, 133, 66)  hsl(25, 75%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange