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#42E86C

#42e86c ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e86c 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 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.45% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 135.18°, 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#33ff66
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Relative luminance0.5995

Complementary

  1. #42e86c
  2. #e842be

Split complementary

  1. #42e86c
  2. #bf42e8
  3. #e8426b

Analogous

  1. #6be842
  2. #42e86c
  3. #42e8bf

Triadic

  1. #42e86c
  2. #6c42e8
  3. #e86c42

Tetradic

  1. #42e86c
  2. #42bee8
  3. #e842be
  4. #e86c42

Square

  1. #42e86c
  2. #426be8
  3. #e842be
  4. #e8bf42

Monochromatic

  1. #10812c
  2. #18c544
  3. #42e86c
  4. #86f0a1
  5. #caf9d6

Shades

#42e86c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e86c
  2. #3bd161
  3. #35ba56
  4. #2ea24c
  5. #288b41
  6. #217436
  7. #1a5d2b
  8. #144620
  9. #0d2e16
  10. #07170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e86c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e86c
  2. #55ea7b
  3. #68ed89
  4. #7bef98
  5. #8ef1a7
  6. #a1f4b6
  7. #b3f6c4
  8. #c6f8d3
  9. #d9fae2
  10. #ecfdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e86c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e86c
  2. #48de6e
  3. #4ed370
  4. #55c972
  5. #5bbe74
  6. #61b476
  7. #67aa78
  8. #6d9f7a
  9. #74957c
  10. #7a8a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6d7ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd461 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c675 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e3cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfdc65 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afd472 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #19e5ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e86c {
  color: #42e86c;
}
Background
.bg-42e86c {
  background-color: #42e86c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e86c {
  border: 2px solid #42e86c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e86c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 232 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 78% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e86c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e86c, #42e8bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e86c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 232 108 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.00 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.72 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 5.10 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.58 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.82 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.76 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.78 #bd1793 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e86c  rgb(66, 232, 108)  hsl(135, 78%, 58%)  Malachite
#e842be  rgb(232, 66, 190)  hsl(315, 78%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#6c42e8  rgb(108, 66, 232)  hsl(255, 78%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#e86c42  rgb(232, 108, 66)  hsl(15, 78%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna