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#42E565

#42e565 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e565 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 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.9% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 132.88°, 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 12.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5814

Complementary

  1. #42e565
  2. #e542c2

Split complementary

  1. #42e565
  2. #b642e5
  3. #e54271

Analogous

  1. #71e542
  2. #42e565
  3. #42e5b6

Triadic

  1. #42e565
  2. #6542e5
  3. #e56542

Tetradic

  1. #42e565
  2. #42c2e5
  3. #e542c2
  4. #e56542

Square

  1. #42e565
  2. #4271e5
  3. #e542c2
  4. #e5b642

Monochromatic

  1. #117d28
  2. #1ac03e
  3. #42e565
  4. #85ee9c
  5. #c8f7d3

Shades

#42e565 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e565
  2. #3bce5b
  3. #35b751
  4. #2ea047
  5. #28893d
  6. #217333
  7. #1a5c28
  8. #14451e
  9. #0d2e14
  10. #07170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e565 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e565
  2. #55e874
  3. #68ea84
  4. #7bed93
  5. #8eefa3
  6. #a1f2b2
  7. #b3f5c1
  8. #c6f7d1
  9. #d9fae0
  10. #ecfcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e565 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e565
  2. #48db68
  3. #4ed16a
  4. #55c76d
  5. #5bbd70
  6. #61b373
  7. #67a875
  8. #6d9e78
  9. #74947b
  10. #7a8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d5aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d159 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c36f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e0c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcd95e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aed26b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1ee2aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e565 {
  color: #42e565;
}
Background
.bg-42e565 {
  background-color: #42e565;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e565 {
  border: 2px solid #42e565;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e565;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 229 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 76% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e565 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e565, #42e5b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e565 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 229 101 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.20 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.62 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 5.91 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.85 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.02 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.74 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.33 #bd1a9a Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e565  rgb(66, 229, 101)  hsl(133, 76%, 58%)  Malachite
#e542c2  rgb(229, 66, 194)  hsl(313, 76%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#6542e5  rgb(101, 66, 229)  hsl(253, 76%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#e56542  rgb(229, 101, 66)  hsl(13, 76%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna