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#42E878

#42e878 ≈ Pastel Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e878 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 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.28% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 139.52°, 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 13.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77dd77), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#33ff66
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Relative luminance0.6023

Complementary

  1. #42e878
  2. #e842b2

Split complementary

  1. #42e878
  2. #cb42e8
  3. #e8425f

Analogous

  1. #5fe842
  2. #42e878
  3. #42e8cb

Triadic

  1. #42e878
  2. #7842e8
  3. #e87842

Tetradic

  1. #42e878
  2. #42b2e8
  3. #e842b2
  4. #e87842

Square

  1. #42e878
  2. #425fe8
  3. #e842b2
  4. #e8cb42

Monochromatic

  1. #108135
  2. #18c550
  3. #42e878
  4. #86f0a9
  5. #caf9d9

Shades

#42e878 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e878
  2. #3bd16c
  3. #35ba60
  4. #2ea254
  5. #288b48
  6. #21743c
  7. #1a5d30
  8. #144624
  9. #0d2e18
  10. #07170c
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e878 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e878
  2. #55ea86
  3. #68ed93
  4. #7befa1
  5. #8ef1ae
  6. #a1f4bc
  7. #b3f6c9
  8. #c6f8d7
  9. #d9fae4
  10. #ecfdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e878 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e878
  2. #48de79
  3. #4ed37a
  4. #55c97a
  5. #5bbe7b
  6. #61b47c
  7. #67aa7d
  8. #6d9f7e
  9. #74957e
  10. #7a8a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6d8b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead46f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c680 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e4ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bedc73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aed57d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #11e6b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e878 {
  color: #42e878;
}
Background
.bg-42e878 {
  background-color: #42e878;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e878 {
  border: 2px solid #42e878;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e878;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 232 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 78% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e878 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e878, #42e8cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e878 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 232 120 / 0.35);
}

#77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.67 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.94 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 5.02 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 5.57 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.19 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.48 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 7.79 #bd1787 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Pastel Green
#42e878  rgb(66, 232, 120)  hsl(140, 78%, 58%)  Pastel Green
#e842b2  rgb(232, 66, 178)  hsl(320, 78%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#7842e8  rgb(120, 66, 232)  hsl(260, 78%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#e87842  rgb(232, 120, 66)  hsl(20, 78%, 58%)  Mango Tango