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#42E779

#42e779 ≈ Pastel Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e779 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.62% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 140°, 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 12.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77dd77), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#33ff66
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Relative luminance0.5969

Complementary

  1. #42e779
  2. #e742b0

Split complementary

  1. #42e779
  2. #cc42e7
  3. #e7425e

Analogous

  1. #5ee742
  2. #42e779
  3. #42e7cc

Triadic

  1. #42e779
  2. #7942e7
  3. #e77942

Tetradic

  1. #42e779
  2. #42b0e7
  3. #e742b0
  4. #e77942

Square

  1. #42e779
  2. #425ee7
  3. #e742b0
  4. #e7cc42

Monochromatic

  1. #108035
  2. #19c452
  3. #42e779
  4. #86f0a9
  5. #caf8d9

Shades

#42e779 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e779
  2. #3bd06d
  3. #35b961
  4. #2ea255
  5. #288b49
  6. #21743d
  7. #1a5c30
  8. #144524
  9. #0d2e18
  10. #07170c
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e779 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e779
  2. #55e986
  3. #68ec94
  4. #7beea1
  5. #8ef1af
  6. #a1f3bc
  7. #b3f5c9
  8. #c6f8d7
  9. #d9fae4
  10. #ecfdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e779 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e779
  2. #48dd7a
  3. #4ed27a
  4. #55c87b
  5. #5bbe7c
  6. #61b47d
  7. #67a97d
  8. #6d9f7e
  9. #74957f
  10. #7a8a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6d7b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d370 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c681 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e3cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bddb74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #add47e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #11e5b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e779 {
  color: #42e779;
}
Background
.bg-42e779 {
  background-color: #42e779;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e779 {
  border: 2px solid #42e779;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e779;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 231 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e779 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e779, #42e7cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e779 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 231 121 / 0.35);
}

#77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.61 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.96 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 5.26 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 5.56 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.22 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.60 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.93 #bd1886 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Pastel Green
#42e779  rgb(66, 231, 121)  hsl(140, 77%, 58%)  Pastel Green
#e742b0  rgb(231, 66, 176)  hsl(320, 77%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#7942e7  rgb(121, 66, 231)  hsl(260, 77%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#e77942  rgb(231, 121, 66)  hsl(20, 77%, 58%)  Mango Tango