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#42E55F

#42e55f ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e55f 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 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.52% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 130.67°, 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 12.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.06.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5802

Complementary

  1. #42e55f
  2. #e542c8

Split complementary

  1. #42e55f
  2. #b042e5
  3. #e54277

Analogous

  1. #77e542
  2. #42e55f
  3. #42e5b0

Triadic

  1. #42e55f
  2. #5f42e5
  3. #e55f42

Tetradic

  1. #42e55f
  2. #42c8e5
  3. #e542c8
  4. #e55f42

Square

  1. #42e55f
  2. #4277e5
  3. #e542c8
  4. #e5b042

Monochromatic

  1. #117d24
  2. #1ac038
  3. #42e55f
  4. #85ee98
  5. #c8f7d1

Shades

#42e55f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e55f
  2. #3bce56
  3. #35b74c
  4. #2ea043
  5. #288939
  6. #217330
  7. #1a5c26
  8. #14451d
  9. #0d2e13
  10. #07170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e55f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e55f
  2. #55e86f
  3. #68ea7f
  4. #7bed8f
  5. #8eef9f
  6. #a1f2af
  7. #b3f5bf
  8. #c6f7cf
  9. #d9fadf
  10. #ecfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e55f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e55f
  2. #48db62
  3. #4ed166
  4. #55c769
  5. #5bbd6c
  6. #61b370
  7. #67a873
  8. #6d9e76
  9. #749479
  10. #7a8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d4a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d051 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c36a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e0c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdd957 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aed266 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #20e2a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e55f {
  color: #42e55f;
}
Background
.bg-42e55f {
  background-color: #42e55f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e55f {
  border: 2px solid #42e55f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e55f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 229 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 131 76% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e55f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e55f, #42e5b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e55f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 229 95 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.06 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.92 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.17 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.48 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.36 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 8.34 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 8.39 #bd1aa0 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e55f  rgb(66, 229, 95)  hsl(131, 76%, 58%)  Malachite
#e542c8  rgb(229, 66, 200)  hsl(311, 76%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#5f42e5  rgb(95, 66, 229)  hsl(251, 76%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#e55f42  rgb(229, 95, 66)  hsl(11, 76%, 58%)  Terra Cotta