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#42E533

#42e533 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e533 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 89.8% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.73% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 114.94°, with 77.39% saturation and 54.9% 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 12.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 5.07.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.5744

Complementary

  1. #42e533
  2. #d633e5

Split complementary

  1. #42e533
  2. #7d33e5
  3. #e5339b

Analogous

  1. #9be533
  2. #42e533
  3. #33e57d

Triadic

  1. #42e533
  2. #3342e5
  3. #e53342

Tetradic

  1. #42e533
  2. #33e5d6
  3. #d633e5
  4. #e53342

Square

  1. #42e533
  2. #339be5
  3. #d633e5
  4. #e57d33

Monochromatic

  1. #17710e
  2. #24b417
  3. #42e533
  4. #81ee77
  5. #c0f6bb

Shades

#42e533 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e533
  2. #3bce2e
  3. #35b729
  4. #2ea024
  5. #28891f
  6. #21731a
  7. #1a5c14
  8. #14450f
  9. #0d2e0a
  10. #071705
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e533 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e533
  2. #55e847
  3. #68ea5c
  4. #7bed70
  5. #8eef85
  6. #a1f299
  7. #b3f5ad
  8. #c6f7c2
  9. #d9fad6
  10. #ecfceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e533 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e533
  2. #48db3b
  3. #4ed142
  4. #55c74a
  5. #5bbd52
  6. #61b35a
  7. #67a861
  8. #6d9e69
  9. #749471
  10. #7a8a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3d4a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eacf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c348 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #08dec4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bed81c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0d141 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2ae19f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e533 {
  color: #42e533;
}
Background
.bg-42e533 {
  background-color: #42e533;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e533 {
  border: 2px solid #42e533;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e533;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 229 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 115 77% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e533 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e533, #33e57d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e533 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 229 51 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.07 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.89 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 5.90 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 5.93 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.09 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.39 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.79 #bd1acc Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e533  rgb(66, 229, 51)  hsl(115, 77%, 55%)  Malachite
#d633e5  rgb(214, 51, 229)  hsl(295, 77%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#3342e5  rgb(51, 66, 229)  hsl(235, 77%, 55%)  Iris
#e53342  rgb(229, 51, 66)  hsl(355, 77%, 55%)  Tractor Red