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#42E85E

#42e85e ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e85e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 90.98% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.48% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 130.12°, with 78.3% saturation and 58.43% 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 Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#33ff66
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Relative luminance0.5968

Complementary

  1. #42e85e
  2. #e842cc

Split complementary

  1. #42e85e
  2. #b142e8
  3. #e84279

Analogous

  1. #79e842
  2. #42e85e
  3. #42e8b1

Triadic

  1. #42e85e
  2. #5e42e8
  3. #e85e42

Tetradic

  1. #42e85e
  2. #42cce8
  3. #e842cc
  4. #e85e42

Square

  1. #42e85e
  2. #4279e8
  3. #e842cc
  4. #e8b142

Monochromatic

  1. #108123
  2. #18c535
  3. #42e85e
  4. #86f098
  5. #caf9d2

Shades

#42e85e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e85e
  2. #3bd155
  3. #35ba4b
  4. #2ea242
  5. #288b38
  6. #21742f
  7. #1a5d26
  8. #14461c
  9. #0d2e13
  10. #071709
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e85e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e85e
  2. #55ea6e
  3. #68ed7e
  4. #7bef8e
  5. #8ef19e
  6. #a1f4af
  7. #b3f6bf
  8. #c6f8cf
  9. #d9fadf
  10. #ecfdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e85e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e85e
  2. #48de61
  3. #4ed365
  4. #55c968
  5. #5bbe6c
  6. #61b46f
  7. #67aa72
  8. #6d9f76
  9. #749579
  10. #7a8a7d
  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 #a6d7aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd34f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c669 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfdc56 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0d465 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1fe5aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e85e {
  color: #42e85e;
}
Background
.bg-42e85e {
  background-color: #42e85e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e85e {
  border: 2px solid #42e85e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e85e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 232 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 130 78% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e85e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e85e, #42e8b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e85e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 232 94 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.63 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.34 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 5.75 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.94 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.36 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 7.72 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 7.73 #bd17a1 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e85e  rgb(66, 232, 94)  hsl(130, 78%, 58%)  Malachite
#e842cc  rgb(232, 66, 204)  hsl(310, 78%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#5e42e8  rgb(94, 66, 232)  hsl(250, 78%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#e85e42  rgb(232, 94, 66)  hsl(10, 78%, 58%)  Tomato