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#42E560

#42e560 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e560 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 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.08% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 131.04°, 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 12.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5804

Complementary

  1. #42e560
  2. #e542c7

Split complementary

  1. #42e560
  2. #b142e5
  3. #e54275

Analogous

  1. #75e542
  2. #42e560
  3. #42e5b1

Triadic

  1. #42e560
  2. #6042e5
  3. #e56042

Tetradic

  1. #42e560
  2. #42c7e5
  3. #e542c7
  4. #e56042

Square

  1. #42e560
  2. #4275e5
  3. #e542c7
  4. #e5b142

Monochromatic

  1. #117d25
  2. #1ac039
  3. #42e560
  4. #85ee99
  5. #c8f7d1

Shades

#42e560 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e560
  2. #3bce56
  3. #35b74d
  4. #2ea043
  5. #28893a
  6. #217330
  7. #1a5c26
  8. #14451d
  9. #0d2e13
  10. #07170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e560 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e560
  2. #55e870
  3. #68ea80
  4. #7bed90
  5. #8eefa0
  6. #a1f2b0
  7. #b3f5bf
  8. #c6f7cf
  9. #d9fadf
  10. #ecfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e560 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e560
  2. #48db63
  3. #4ed166
  4. #55c76a
  5. #5bbd6d
  6. #61b370
  7. #67a873
  8. #6d9e76
  9. #74947a
  10. #7a8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d4a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d052 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c36b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e0c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdd958 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aed267 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #20e2a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e560 {
  color: #42e560;
}
Background
.bg-42e560 {
  background-color: #42e560;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e560 {
  border: 2px solid #42e560;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e560;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 229 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 131 76% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e560 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e560, #42e5b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e560 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 229 96 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.07 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.87 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.12 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.53 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.30 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 8.24 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 8.48 #bd1a9f Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e560  rgb(66, 229, 96)  hsl(131, 76%, 58%)  Malachite
#e542c7  rgb(229, 66, 199)  hsl(311, 76%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#6042e5  rgb(96, 66, 229)  hsl(251, 76%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#e56042  rgb(229, 96, 66)  hsl(11, 76%, 58%)  Terra Cotta