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#42E642

#42e642 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e642 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 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.3% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 76.64% saturation and 58.04% 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 4.34.

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Web safe#33ff33
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Relative luminance0.5815

Complementary

  1. #42e642
  2. #e642e6

Split complementary

  1. #42e642
  2. #9442e6
  3. #e64294

Analogous

  1. #94e642
  2. #42e642
  3. #42e694

Triadic

  1. #42e642
  2. #4242e6
  3. #e64242

Tetradic

  1. #42e642
  2. #42e6e6
  3. #e642e6
  4. #e64242

Square

  1. #42e642
  2. #4294e6
  3. #e642e6
  4. #e69442

Monochromatic

  1. #117e11
  2. #1ac21a
  3. #42e642
  4. #86ef86
  5. #c9f8c9

Shades

#42e642 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e642
  2. #3bcf3b
  3. #35b835
  4. #2ea12e
  5. #288a28
  6. #217321
  7. #1a5c1a
  8. #144514
  9. #0d2e0d
  10. #071707
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e642 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e642
  2. #55e955
  3. #68eb68
  4. #7bee7b
  5. #8ef08e
  6. #a1f3a1
  7. #b3f5b3
  8. #c6f8c6
  9. #d9fad9
  10. #ecfdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e642 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e642
  2. #48dc48
  3. #4ed24e
  4. #55c755
  5. #5bbd5b
  6. #61b361
  7. #67a967
  8. #6d9f6d
  9. #749474
  10. #7a8a7a
  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 #a4d5a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd026 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c453 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dfc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfd933 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0d24d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #27e2a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e642 {
  color: #42e642;
}
Background
.bg-42e642 {
  background-color: #42e642;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e642 {
  border: 2px solid #42e642;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e642;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 230 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e642 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e642, #42e694);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e642 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 230 66 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.34 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.97 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.22 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.23 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.47 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.95 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 7.82 #bd19bd Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e642  rgb(66, 230, 66)  hsl(120, 77%, 58%)  Malachite
#e642e6  rgb(230, 66, 230)  hsl(300, 77%, 58%)  Fuchsia
#4242e6  rgb(66, 66, 230)  hsl(240, 77%, 58%)  Iris
#e64242  rgb(230, 66, 66)  hsl(0, 77%, 58%)  Cinnabar