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#42E538

#42e538 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e538 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.55% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 116.53°, with 76.89% saturation and 55.88% 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 12.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.5748

Complementary

  1. #42e538
  2. #db38e5

Split complementary

  1. #42e538
  2. #8438e5
  3. #e53898

Analogous

  1. #98e538
  2. #42e538
  3. #38e584

Triadic

  1. #42e538
  2. #3842e5
  3. #e53842

Tetradic

  1. #42e538
  2. #38e5db
  3. #db38e5
  4. #e53842

Square

  1. #42e538
  2. #3898e5
  3. #db38e5
  4. #e58438

Monochromatic

  1. #15750f
  2. #21b818
  3. #42e538
  4. #82ee7c
  5. #c3f7bf

Shades

#42e538 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e538
  2. #3bce32
  3. #35b72d
  4. #2ea027
  5. #288922
  6. #21731c
  7. #1a5c16
  8. #144511
  9. #0d2e0b
  10. #071706
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e538 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e538
  2. #55e84c
  3. #68ea60
  4. #7bed74
  5. #8eef88
  6. #a1f29c
  7. #b3f5af
  8. #c6f7c3
  9. #d9fad7
  10. #ecfceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e538 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e538
  2. #48db3f
  3. #4ed146
  4. #55c74e
  5. #5bbd55
  6. #61b35c
  7. #67a863
  8. #6d9e6a
  9. #749472
  10. #7a8a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3d4a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eacf0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c34c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #04dec4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bed824 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0d144 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #29e19f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e538 {
  color: #42e538;
}
Background
.bg-42e538 {
  background-color: #42e538;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e538 {
  border: 2px solid #42e538;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e538;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 229 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 117 77% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e538 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e538, #38e584);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e538 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 229 56 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.78 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.82 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.04 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.07 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.25 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.50 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.61 #bd1ac7 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e538  rgb(66, 229, 56)  hsl(117, 77%, 56%)  Malachite
#db38e5  rgb(219, 56, 229)  hsl(297, 77%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#3842e5  rgb(56, 66, 229)  hsl(237, 77%, 56%)  Iris
#e53842  rgb(229, 56, 66)  hsl(357, 77%, 56%)  Tractor Red