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#42E554

#42e554 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e554 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 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 63.32% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 126.63°, with 75.81% saturation and 57.84% 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 12.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5784

Complementary

  1. #42e554
  2. #e542d3

Split complementary

  1. #42e554
  2. #a642e5
  3. #e54281

Analogous

  1. #81e542
  2. #42e554
  3. #42e5a6

Triadic

  1. #42e554
  2. #5442e5
  3. #e55442

Tetradic

  1. #42e554
  2. #42d3e5
  3. #e542d3
  4. #e55442

Square

  1. #42e554
  2. #4281e5
  3. #e542d3
  4. #e5a642

Monochromatic

  1. #117d1d
  2. #1ac02d
  3. #42e554
  4. #85ee91
  5. #c8f7ce

Shades

#42e554 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e554
  2. #3bce4c
  3. #35b743
  4. #2ea03b
  5. #288932
  6. #21732a
  7. #1a5c22
  8. #144519
  9. #0d2e11
  10. #071708
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e554 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e554
  2. #55e865
  3. #68ea76
  4. #7bed87
  5. #8eef98
  6. #a1f2aa
  7. #b3f5bb
  8. #c6f7cc
  9. #d9fadd
  10. #ecfcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e554 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e554
  2. #48db58
  3. #4ed15d
  4. #55c761
  5. #5bbd66
  6. #61b36a
  7. #67a86e
  8. #6d9e73
  9. #749477
  10. #7a8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d4a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d043 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c361 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dfc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdd94a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afd25c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #24e1a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e554 {
  color: #42e554;
}
Background
.bg-42e554 {
  background-color: #42e554;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e554 {
  border: 2px solid #42e554;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e554;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 229 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 127 76% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e554 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e554, #42e5a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e554 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 229 84 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.22 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.62 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.00 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.80 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 7.50 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 7.50 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 7.83 #bd1aab Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e554  rgb(66, 229, 84)  hsl(127, 76%, 58%)  Malachite
#e542d3  rgb(229, 66, 211)  hsl(307, 76%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#5442e5  rgb(84, 66, 229)  hsl(247, 76%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#e55442  rgb(229, 84, 66)  hsl(7, 76%, 58%)  Cinnabar