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#42E96A

#42e96a ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e96a 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 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.51% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 134.37°, 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#33ff66
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Relative luminance0.6048

Complementary

  1. #42e96a
  2. #e942c1

Split complementary

  1. #42e96a
  2. #be42e9
  3. #e9426e

Analogous

  1. #6ee942
  2. #42e96a
  3. #42e9be

Triadic

  1. #42e96a
  2. #6a42e9
  3. #e96a42

Tetradic

  1. #42e96a
  2. #42c1e9
  3. #e942c1
  4. #e96a42

Square

  1. #42e96a
  2. #426ee9
  3. #e942c1
  4. #e9be42

Monochromatic

  1. #0f832b
  2. #17c741
  3. #42e96a
  4. #87f1a0
  5. #cbf9d6

Shades

#42e96a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e96a
  2. #3bd25f
  3. #35ba55
  4. #2ea34a
  5. #288c40
  6. #217535
  7. #1a5d2a
  8. #144620
  9. #0d2f15
  10. #07170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e96a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e96a
  2. #55eb79
  3. #68ed88
  4. #7bf097
  5. #8ef2a6
  6. #a1f4b5
  7. #b3f6c3
  8. #c6f8d2
  9. #d9fbe1
  10. #ecfdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e96a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e96a
  2. #48df6c
  3. #4ed46e
  4. #55ca71
  5. #5bbf73
  6. #61b575
  7. #67aa77
  8. #6da079
  9. #74957c
  10. #7a8b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7d8ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd45e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c774 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e4cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfdd63 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0d570 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #19e6ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e96a {
  color: #42e96a;
}
Background
.bg-42e96a {
  background-color: #42e96a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e96a {
  border: 2px solid #42e96a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e96a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 233 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 79% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e96a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e96a, #42e9be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e96a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 233 106 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.06 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.92 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 4.98 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.67 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.98 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.74 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.78 #bd1695 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e96a  rgb(66, 233, 106)  hsl(134, 79%, 59%)  Malachite
#e942c1  rgb(233, 66, 193)  hsl(314, 79%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#6a42e9  rgb(106, 66, 233)  hsl(254, 79%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#e96a42  rgb(233, 106, 66)  hsl(14, 79%, 59%)  Burnt Sienna