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#42E969

#42e969 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e969 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 91.37% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.94% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 134.01°, with 79.15% saturation and 58.63% 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 13.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#33ff66
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Relative luminance0.6046

Complementary

  1. #42e969
  2. #e942c2

Split complementary

  1. #42e969
  2. #bd42e9
  3. #e9426f

Analogous

  1. #6fe942
  2. #42e969
  3. #42e9bd

Triadic

  1. #42e969
  2. #6942e9
  3. #e96942

Tetradic

  1. #42e969
  2. #42c2e9
  3. #e942c2
  4. #e96942

Square

  1. #42e969
  2. #426fe9
  3. #e942c2
  4. #e9bd42

Monochromatic

  1. #0f832a
  2. #17c740
  3. #42e969
  4. #87f19f
  5. #cbf9d6

Shades

#42e969 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e969
  2. #3bd25f
  3. #35ba54
  4. #2ea34a
  5. #288c3f
  6. #217535
  7. #1a5d2a
  8. #144620
  9. #0d2f15
  10. #07170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e969 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e969
  2. #55eb78
  3. #68ed87
  4. #7bf096
  5. #8ef2a5
  6. #a1f4b4
  7. #b3f6c3
  8. #c6f8d2
  9. #d9fbe1
  10. #ecfdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e969 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e969
  2. #48df6b
  3. #4ed46e
  4. #55ca70
  5. #5bbf72
  6. #61b575
  7. #67aa77
  8. #6da079
  9. #74957b
  10. #7a8b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7d8ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd45d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c773 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e4cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfdd62 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0d56f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1ae6ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e969 {
  color: #42e969;
}
Background
.bg-42e969 {
  background-color: #42e969;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e969 {
  border: 2px solid #42e969;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e969;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 233 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 79% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e969 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e969, #42e9bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e969 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 233 105 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.02 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.95 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 5.02 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.72 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.09 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.71 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.78 #bd1696 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e969  rgb(66, 233, 105)  hsl(134, 79%, 59%)  Malachite
#e942c2  rgb(233, 66, 194)  hsl(314, 79%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#6942e9  rgb(105, 66, 233)  hsl(254, 79%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#e96942  rgb(233, 105, 66)  hsl(14, 79%, 59%)  Burnt Sienna