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#42E55A

#42e55a ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e55a 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 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.7% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 128.83°, 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 12.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5794

Complementary

  1. #42e55a
  2. #e542cd

Split complementary

  1. #42e55a
  2. #ab42e5
  3. #e5427c

Analogous

  1. #7ce542
  2. #42e55a
  3. #42e5ab

Triadic

  1. #42e55a
  2. #5a42e5
  3. #e55a42

Tetradic

  1. #42e55a
  2. #42cde5
  3. #e542cd
  4. #e55a42

Square

  1. #42e55a
  2. #427ce5
  3. #e542cd
  4. #e5ab42

Monochromatic

  1. #117d21
  2. #1ac033
  3. #42e55a
  4. #85ee95
  5. #c8f7cf

Shades

#42e55a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e55a
  2. #3bce51
  3. #35b748
  4. #2ea03f
  5. #288936
  6. #21732d
  7. #1a5c24
  8. #14451b
  9. #0d2e12
  10. #071709
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e55a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e55a
  2. #55e86b
  3. #68ea7b
  4. #7bed8c
  5. #8eef9c
  6. #a1f2ad
  7. #b3f5bd
  8. #c6f7ce
  9. #d9fade
  10. #ecfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e55a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e55a
  2. #48db5e
  3. #4ed162
  4. #55c765
  5. #5bbd69
  6. #61b36d
  7. #67a871
  8. #6d9e75
  9. #749478
  10. #7a8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d4a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d04b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c366 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dfc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdd951 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aed261 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #22e2a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e55a {
  color: #42e55a;
}
Background
.bg-42e55a {
  background-color: #42e55a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e55a {
  border: 2px solid #42e55a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e55a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 229 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 76% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e55a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e55a, #42e5ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e55a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 229 90 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.07 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.22 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.23 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.44 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.67 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 7.96 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 7.97 #bd1aa5 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e55a  rgb(66, 229, 90)  hsl(129, 76%, 58%)  Malachite
#e542cd  rgb(229, 66, 205)  hsl(309, 76%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#5a42e5  rgb(90, 66, 229)  hsl(249, 76%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#e55a42  rgb(229, 90, 66)  hsl(9, 76%, 58%)  Cinnabar