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#42E989

#42e989 ≈ Medium Spring Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e989 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 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.2% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 145.51°, 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 13.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00fa9a), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#33ff99
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Relative luminance0.6124

Complementary

  1. #42e989
  2. #e942a2

Split complementary

  1. #42e989
  2. #dd42e9
  3. #e9424f

Analogous

  1. #4fe942
  2. #42e989
  3. #42e9dd

Triadic

  1. #42e989
  2. #8942e9
  3. #e98942

Tetradic

  1. #42e989
  2. #42a2e9
  3. #e942a2
  4. #e98942

Square

  1. #42e989
  2. #424fe9
  3. #e942a2
  4. #e9dd42

Monochromatic

  1. #0f8340
  2. #17c762
  3. #42e989
  4. #87f1b4
  5. #cbf9df

Shades

#42e989 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e989
  2. #3bd27b
  3. #35ba6e
  4. #2ea360
  5. #288c52
  6. #217545
  7. #1a5d37
  8. #144629
  9. #0d2f1b
  10. #07170e
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e989 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e989
  2. #55eb95
  3. #68eda1
  4. #7bf0ac
  5. #8ef2b8
  6. #a1f4c4
  7. #b3f6d0
  8. #c6f8dc
  9. #d9fbe7
  10. #ecfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e989 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e989
  2. #48df88
  3. #4ed487
  4. #55ca86
  5. #5bbf85
  6. #61b585
  7. #67aa84
  8. #6da083
  9. #749582
  10. #7a8b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8d9b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d682 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c88f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e6d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdde85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #add68d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e7b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e989 {
  color: #42e989;
}
Background
.bg-42e989 {
  background-color: #42e989;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e989 {
  border: 2px solid #42e989;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e989;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 233 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 79% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e989 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e989, #42e9dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e989 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 233 137 / 0.35);
}

#00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 4.05 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 5.68 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.68 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.32 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.00 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.60 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.85 #bd1676 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Medium Spring Green
#42e989  rgb(66, 233, 137)  hsl(146, 79%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#e942a2  rgb(233, 66, 162)  hsl(326, 79%, 59%)  Persian Rose
#8942e9  rgb(137, 66, 233)  hsl(266, 79%, 59%)  Blue Violet
#e98942  rgb(233, 137, 66)  hsl(26, 79%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange