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#42E664

#42e664 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e664 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 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.52% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 132.44°, 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 12.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#33ff66
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Relative luminance0.5867

Complementary

  1. #42e664
  2. #e642c4

Split complementary

  1. #42e664
  2. #b642e6
  3. #e64272

Analogous

  1. #72e642
  2. #42e664
  3. #42e6b6

Triadic

  1. #42e664
  2. #6442e6
  3. #e66442

Tetradic

  1. #42e664
  2. #42c4e6
  3. #e642c4
  4. #e66442

Square

  1. #42e664
  2. #4272e6
  3. #e642c4
  4. #e6b642

Monochromatic

  1. #117e27
  2. #1ac23d
  3. #42e664
  4. #86ef9b
  5. #c9f8d3

Shades

#42e664 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e664
  2. #3bcf5a
  3. #35b850
  4. #2ea146
  5. #288a3c
  6. #217332
  7. #1a5c28
  8. #14451e
  9. #0d2e14
  10. #07170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e664 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e664
  2. #55e974
  3. #68eb83
  4. #7bee93
  5. #8ef0a2
  6. #a1f3b2
  7. #b3f5c1
  8. #c6f8d1
  9. #d9fae0
  10. #ecfdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e664 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e664
  2. #48dc67
  3. #4ed26a
  4. #55c76c
  5. #5bbd6f
  6. #61b372
  7. #67a975
  8. #6d9f78
  9. #74947a
  10. #7a8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5d5aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d257 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c46e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e1c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdda5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aed36a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1ee3aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e664 {
  color: #42e664;
}
Background
.bg-42e664 {
  background-color: #42e664;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e664 {
  border: 2px solid #42e664;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e664;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 230 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e664 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e664, #42e6b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e664 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 230 100 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.33 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.78 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 5.77 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.94 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.04 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.77 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.27 #bd199b Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e664  rgb(66, 230, 100)  hsl(132, 77%, 58%)  Malachite
#e642c4  rgb(230, 66, 196)  hsl(312, 77%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#6442e6  rgb(100, 66, 230)  hsl(252, 77%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#e66442  rgb(230, 100, 66)  hsl(12, 77%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna