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#42E970

#42e970 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e970 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 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.93% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 136.53°, 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 13.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#33ff66
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Relative luminance0.6061

Complementary

  1. #42e970
  2. #e942bb

Split complementary

  1. #42e970
  2. #c442e9
  3. #e94267

Analogous

  1. #67e942
  2. #42e970
  3. #42e9c4

Triadic

  1. #42e970
  2. #7042e9
  3. #e97042

Tetradic

  1. #42e970
  2. #42bbe9
  3. #e942bb
  4. #e97042

Square

  1. #42e970
  2. #4267e9
  3. #e942bb
  4. #e9c442

Monochromatic

  1. #0f832f
  2. #17c748
  3. #42e970
  4. #87f1a4
  5. #cbf9d8

Shades

#42e970 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e970
  2. #3bd265
  3. #35ba5a
  4. #2ea34e
  5. #288c43
  6. #217538
  7. #1a5d2d
  8. #144622
  9. #0d2f16
  10. #07170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e970 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e970
  2. #55eb7e
  3. #68ed8d
  4. #7bf09b
  5. #8ef2a9
  6. #a1f4b8
  7. #b3f6c6
  8. #c6f8d4
  9. #d9fbe2
  10. #ecfdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e970 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e970
  2. #48df72
  3. #4ed473
  4. #55ca75
  5. #5bbf76
  6. #61b578
  7. #67aa7a
  8. #6da07b
  9. #74957d
  10. #7a8b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7d8af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd565 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c779 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e4cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfdd6a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0d576 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #16e6b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e970 {
  color: #42e970;
}
Background
.bg-42e970 {
  background-color: #42e970;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e970 {
  border: 2px solid #42e970;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e970;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 233 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 79% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e970 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e970, #42e9c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e970 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 233 112 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.38 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.77 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 4.81 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.33 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.39 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.53 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 7.76 #bd168f Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e970  rgb(66, 233, 112)  hsl(137, 79%, 59%)  Malachite
#e942bb  rgb(233, 66, 187)  hsl(317, 79%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#7042e9  rgb(112, 66, 233)  hsl(257, 79%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#e97042  rgb(233, 112, 66)  hsl(17, 79%, 59%)  Burnt Sienna