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#42E75A

#42e75a ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e75a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 90.59% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.04% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 128.73°, with 77.46% saturation and 58.24% 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 12.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#33ff66
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Relative luminance0.5905

Complementary

  1. #42e75a
  2. #e742cf

Split complementary

  1. #42e75a
  2. #ad42e7
  3. #e7427d

Analogous

  1. #7de742
  2. #42e75a
  3. #42e7ad

Triadic

  1. #42e75a
  2. #5a42e7
  3. #e75a42

Tetradic

  1. #42e75a
  2. #42cfe7
  3. #e742cf
  4. #e75a42

Square

  1. #42e75a
  2. #427de7
  3. #e742cf
  4. #e7ad42

Monochromatic

  1. #108020
  2. #19c432
  3. #42e75a
  4. #86f095
  5. #caf8d1

Shades

#42e75a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e75a
  2. #3bd051
  3. #35b948
  4. #2ea23f
  5. #288b36
  6. #21742d
  7. #1a5c24
  8. #14451b
  9. #0d2e12
  10. #071709
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e75a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e75a
  2. #55e96b
  3. #68ec7b
  4. #7bee8c
  5. #8ef19c
  6. #a1f3ad
  7. #b3f5bd
  8. #c6f8ce
  9. #d9fade
  10. #ecfdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e75a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e75a
  2. #48dd5e
  3. #4ed262
  4. #55c865
  5. #5bbe69
  6. #61b46d
  7. #67a971
  8. #6d9f75
  9. #749578
  10. #7a8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5d6a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd24a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c566 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e1c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfdb51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0d361 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #21e4a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e75a {
  color: #42e75a;
}
Background
.bg-42e75a {
  background-color: #42e75a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e75a {
  border: 2px solid #42e75a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e75a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 231 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e75a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e75a, #42e7ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e75a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 231 90 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.47 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.45 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.13 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.59 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 7.57 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 7.58 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.63 #bd18a5 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e75a  rgb(66, 231, 90)  hsl(129, 77%, 58%)  Malachite
#e742cf  rgb(231, 66, 207)  hsl(309, 77%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#5a42e7  rgb(90, 66, 231)  hsl(249, 77%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#e75a42  rgb(231, 90, 66)  hsl(9, 77%, 58%)  Cinnabar