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#42E63A

#42e63a ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e63a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 90.2% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.78% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 117.21°, with 77.48% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.82.

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Web safe#33ff33
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Relative luminance0.5806

Complementary

  1. #42e63a
  2. #de3ae6

Split complementary

  1. #42e63a
  2. #883ae6
  3. #e63a98

Analogous

  1. #98e63a
  2. #42e63a
  3. #3ae688

Triadic

  1. #42e63a
  2. #3a42e6
  3. #e63a42

Tetradic

  1. #42e63a
  2. #3ae6de
  3. #de3ae6
  4. #e63a42

Square

  1. #42e63a
  2. #3a98e6
  3. #de3ae6
  4. #e6883a

Monochromatic

  1. #14780f
  2. #1fbc18
  3. #42e63a
  4. #83ef7e
  5. #c4f7c2

Shades

#42e63a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e63a
  2. #3bcf34
  3. #35b82e
  4. #2ea129
  5. #288a23
  6. #21731d
  7. #1a5c17
  8. #144511
  9. #0d2e0c
  10. #071706
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e63a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e63a
  2. #55e94e
  3. #68eb61
  4. #7bee75
  5. #8ef089
  6. #a1f39d
  7. #b3f5b0
  8. #c6f8c4
  9. #d9fad8
  10. #ecfdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e63a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e63a
  2. #48dc41
  3. #4ed248
  4. #55c74f
  5. #5bbd56
  6. #61b35d
  7. #67a964
  8. #6d9f6b
  9. #749472
  10. #7a8a79
  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 #a4d5a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd012 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c44d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dfc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfd927 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0d246 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #29e2a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e63a {
  color: #42e63a;
}
Background
.bg-42e63a {
  background-color: #42e63a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e63a {
  border: 2px solid #42e63a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e63a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 230 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 117 77% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e63a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e63a, #3ae688);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e63a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 230 58 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.82 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 5.89 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 5.92 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.02 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.11 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.46 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.53 #bd19c5 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e63a  rgb(66, 230, 58)  hsl(117, 77%, 56%)  Malachite
#de3ae6  rgb(222, 58, 230)  hsl(297, 77%, 56%)  Fuchsia
#3a42e6  rgb(58, 66, 230)  hsl(237, 77%, 56%)  Iris
#e63a42  rgb(230, 58, 66)  hsl(357, 77%, 56%)  Tractor Red