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#42E784

#42e784 ≈ Medium Spring Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e784 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 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.86% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 144°, 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 13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00fa9a), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.5998

Complementary

  1. #42e784
  2. #e742a5

Split complementary

  1. #42e784
  2. #d742e7
  3. #e74253

Analogous

  1. #53e742
  2. #42e784
  3. #42e7d7

Triadic

  1. #42e784
  2. #8442e7
  3. #e78442

Tetradic

  1. #42e784
  2. #42a5e7
  3. #e742a5
  4. #e78442

Square

  1. #42e784
  2. #4253e7
  3. #e742a5
  4. #e7d742

Monochromatic

  1. #10803d
  2. #19c45d
  3. #42e784
  4. #86f0b0
  5. #caf8dc

Shades

#42e784 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e784
  2. #3bd077
  3. #35b96a
  4. #2ea25c
  5. #288b4f
  6. #217442
  7. #1a5c35
  8. #144528
  9. #0d2e1a
  10. #07170d
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e784 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e784
  2. #55e990
  3. #68ec9d
  4. #7beea9
  5. #8ef1b5
  6. #a1f3c2
  7. #b3f5ce
  8. #c6f8da
  9. #d9fae6
  10. #ecfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e784 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e784
  2. #48dd84
  3. #4ed283
  4. #55c883
  5. #5bbe82
  6. #61b482
  7. #67a982
  8. #6d9f81
  9. #749581
  10. #7a8a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6d7b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7d47d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c68b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e4cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcdc80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acd488 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #04e5b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e784 {
  color: #42e784;
}
Background
.bg-42e784 {
  background-color: #42e784;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e784 {
  border: 2px solid #42e784;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e784;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 231 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e784 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e784, #42e7d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e784 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 231 132 / 0.35);
}

#00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 4.65 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.19 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 5.77 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.29 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.29 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.49 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.72 #bd187b Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Medium Spring Green
#42e784  rgb(66, 231, 132)  hsl(144, 77%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#e742a5  rgb(231, 66, 165)  hsl(324, 77%, 58%)  Persian Rose
#8442e7  rgb(132, 66, 231)  hsl(264, 77%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#e78442  rgb(231, 132, 66)  hsl(24, 77%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange