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#42E657

#42e657 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e657 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.17% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 127.68°, 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 12.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#33ff66
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Relative luminance0.5844

Complementary

  1. #42e657
  2. #e642d1

Split complementary

  1. #42e657
  2. #a942e6
  3. #e6427f

Analogous

  1. #7fe642
  2. #42e657
  3. #42e6a9

Triadic

  1. #42e657
  2. #5742e6
  3. #e65742

Tetradic

  1. #42e657
  2. #42d1e6
  3. #e642d1
  4. #e65742

Square

  1. #42e657
  2. #427fe6
  3. #e642d1
  4. #e6a942

Monochromatic

  1. #117e1f
  2. #1ac22f
  3. #42e657
  4. #86ef93
  5. #c9f8cf

Shades

#42e657 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e657
  2. #3bcf4e
  3. #35b846
  4. #2ea13d
  5. #288a34
  6. #21732c
  7. #1a5c23
  8. #14451a
  9. #0d2e11
  10. #071709
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e657 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e657
  2. #55e968
  3. #68eb79
  4. #7bee89
  5. #8ef09a
  6. #a1f3ab
  7. #b3f5bc
  8. #c6f8cd
  9. #d9fadd
  10. #ecfdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e657 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e657
  2. #48dc5b
  3. #4ed25f
  4. #55c763
  5. #5bbd67
  6. #61b36c
  7. #67a970
  8. #6d9f74
  9. #749478
  10. #7a8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d5a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead146 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c463 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e0c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beda4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afd25f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #22e2a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e657 {
  color: #42e657;
}
Background
.bg-42e657 {
  background-color: #42e657;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e657 {
  border: 2px solid #42e657;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e657;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 230 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 128 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e657 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e657, #42e6a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e657 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 230 87 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.33 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.53 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.29 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.46 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 7.52 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 7.53 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.84 #bd19a8 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e657  rgb(66, 230, 87)  hsl(128, 77%, 58%)  Malachite
#e642d1  rgb(230, 66, 209)  hsl(308, 77%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#5742e6  rgb(87, 66, 230)  hsl(248, 77%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#e65742  rgb(230, 87, 66)  hsl(8, 77%, 58%)  Cinnabar