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#42EA74

#42ea74 ≈ Spring Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42ea74 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 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.43% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 137.86°, 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 13.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Green (#00ff7f), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#33ff66
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Relative luminance0.6126

Complementary

  1. #42ea74
  2. #ea42b8

Split complementary

  1. #42ea74
  2. #c842ea
  3. #ea4264

Analogous

  1. #64ea42
  2. #42ea74
  3. #42eac8

Triadic

  1. #42ea74
  2. #7442ea
  3. #ea7442

Tetradic

  1. #42ea74
  2. #42b8ea
  3. #ea42b8
  4. #ea7442

Square

  1. #42ea74
  2. #4264ea
  3. #ea42b8
  4. #eac842

Monochromatic

  1. #0f8432
  2. #16c94c
  3. #42ea74
  4. #87f2a7
  5. #ccf9d9

Shades

#42ea74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42ea74
  2. #3bd368
  3. #35bb5d
  4. #2ea451
  5. #288c46
  6. #21753a
  7. #1a5e2e
  8. #144623
  9. #0d2f17
  10. #07170c
  11. #000000

Tints

#42ea74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42ea74
  2. #55ec82
  3. #68ee90
  4. #7bf09e
  5. #8ef2ac
  6. #a1f5ba
  7. #b3f7c7
  8. #c6f9d5
  9. #d9fbe3
  10. #ecfdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42ea74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42ea74
  2. #48df75
  3. #4ed576
  4. #55ca78
  5. #5bc079
  6. #61b57a
  7. #67aa7b
  8. #6da07c
  9. #74957e
  10. #7a8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8d9b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd66a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c87d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0de6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0d679 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #12e7b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42ea74 {
  color: #42ea74;
}
Background
.bg-42ea74 {
  background-color: #42ea74;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42ea74 {
  border: 2px solid #42ea74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42ea74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 234 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42ea74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42ea74, #42eac8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42ea74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 234 116 / 0.35);
}

#00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 4.56 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.80 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.86 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 5.84 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.23 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.33 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 7.57 #bd158b Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Spring Green
#42ea74  rgb(66, 234, 116)  hsl(138, 80%, 59%)  Spring Green
#ea42b8  rgb(234, 66, 184)  hsl(318, 80%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#7442ea  rgb(116, 66, 234)  hsl(258, 80%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#ea7442  rgb(234, 116, 66)  hsl(18, 80%, 59%)  Burnt Sienna