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#42EA46

#42ea46 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42ea46 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 91.76% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.09% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 121.43°, with 80% saturation and 58.82% 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 4.87.

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Web safe#33ff33
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Relative luminance0.6045

Complementary

  1. #42ea46
  2. #ea42e6

Split complementary

  1. #42ea46
  2. #9a42ea
  3. #ea4292

Analogous

  1. #92ea42
  2. #42ea46
  3. #42ea9a

Triadic

  1. #42ea46
  2. #4642ea
  3. #ea4642

Tetradic

  1. #42ea46
  2. #42e6ea
  3. #ea42e6
  4. #ea4642

Square

  1. #42ea46
  2. #4292ea
  3. #ea42e6
  4. #ea9a42

Monochromatic

  1. #0f8412
  2. #16c91b
  3. #42ea46
  4. #87f289
  5. #ccf9cd

Shades

#42ea46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42ea46
  2. #3bd33f
  3. #35bb38
  4. #2ea431
  5. #288c2a
  6. #217523
  7. #1a5e1c
  8. #144615
  9. #0d2f0e
  10. #071707
  11. #000000

Tints

#42ea46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42ea46
  2. #55ec59
  3. #68ee6b
  4. #7bf07e
  5. #8ef290
  6. #a1f5a3
  7. #b3f7b5
  8. #c6f9c8
  9. #d9fbda
  10. #ecfded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42ea46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42ea46
  2. #48df4c
  3. #4ed552
  4. #55ca57
  5. #5bc05d
  6. #61b563
  7. #67aa69
  8. #6da06f
  9. #749574
  10. #7a8b7a
  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 #a7d9a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd42b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc756 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e3ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2dd38 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3d650 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #25e6a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42ea46 {
  color: #42ea46;
}
Background
.bg-42ea46 {
  background-color: #42ea46;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42ea46 {
  border: 2px solid #42ea46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42ea46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 234 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 121 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42ea46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42ea46, #42ea9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42ea46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 234 70 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.87 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 5.58 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 5.61 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 5.88 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.84 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.12 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 7.13 #bd15b9 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Malachite
#42ea46  rgb(66, 234, 70)  hsl(121, 80%, 59%)  Malachite
#ea42e6  rgb(234, 66, 230)  hsl(301, 80%, 59%)  Fuchsia
#4642ea  rgb(70, 66, 234)  hsl(241, 80%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#ea4642  rgb(234, 70, 66)  hsl(1, 80%, 59%)  Cinnabar