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#42E577

#42e577 ≈ Pastel Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e577 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 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.03% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 139.51°, 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 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77dd77), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5853

Complementary

  1. #42e577
  2. #e542b0

Split complementary

  1. #42e577
  2. #c842e5
  3. #e5425e

Analogous

  1. #5ee542
  2. #42e577
  3. #42e5c8

Triadic

  1. #42e577
  2. #7742e5
  3. #e57742

Tetradic

  1. #42e577
  2. #42b0e5
  3. #e542b0
  4. #e57742

Square

  1. #42e577
  2. #425ee5
  3. #e542b0
  4. #e5c842

Monochromatic

  1. #117d34
  2. #1ac050
  3. #42e577
  4. #85eea7
  5. #c8f7d8

Shades

#42e577 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e577
  2. #3bce6b
  3. #35b75f
  4. #2ea053
  5. #288947
  6. #21733c
  7. #1a5c30
  8. #144524
  9. #0d2e18
  10. #07170c
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e577 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e577
  2. #55e885
  3. #68ea92
  4. #7beda0
  5. #8eefad
  6. #a1f2bb
  7. #b3f5c9
  8. #c6f7d6
  9. #d9fae4
  10. #ecfcf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e577 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e577
  2. #48db78
  3. #4ed179
  4. #55c77a
  5. #5bbd7b
  6. #61b37c
  7. #67a87c
  8. #6d9e7d
  9. #74947e
  10. #7a8a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d5ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7d16e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c47f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e1cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbda72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acd27c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #14e3b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e577 {
  color: #42e577;
}
Background
.bg-42e577 {
  background-color: #42e577;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e577 {
  border: 2px solid #42e577;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e577;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 229 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 76% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e577 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e577, #42e5c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e577 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 229 119 / 0.35);
}

#77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.40 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.62 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 5.68 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 5.96 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.36 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.56 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.87 #bd1a88 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pastel Green
#42e577  rgb(66, 229, 119)  hsl(140, 76%, 58%)  Pastel Green
#e542b0  rgb(229, 66, 176)  hsl(320, 76%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#7742e5  rgb(119, 66, 229)  hsl(260, 76%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#e57742  rgb(229, 119, 66)  hsl(20, 76%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna