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#42EA96

#42ea96 ≈ Medium Spring Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42ea96 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 91.76% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.9% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 80% saturation and 58.82% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00fa9a), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.6221

Complementary

  1. #42ea96
  2. #ea4296

Split complementary

  1. #42ea96
  2. #ea42ea
  3. #ea4242

Analogous

  1. #42ea42
  2. #42ea96
  3. #42eaea

Triadic

  1. #42ea96
  2. #9642ea
  3. #ea9642

Tetradic

  1. #42ea96
  2. #4296ea
  3. #ea4296
  4. #ea9642

Square

  1. #42ea96
  2. #4242ea
  3. #ea4296
  4. #eaea42

Monochromatic

  1. #0f8449
  2. #16c970
  3. #42ea96
  4. #87f2bc
  5. #ccf9e2

Shades

#42ea96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42ea96
  2. #3bd387
  3. #35bb78
  4. #2ea469
  5. #288c5a
  6. #21754b
  7. #1a5e3c
  8. #14462d
  9. #0d2f1e
  10. #07170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#42ea96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42ea96
  2. #55eca1
  3. #68eeab
  4. #7bf0b6
  5. #8ef2c0
  6. #a1f5cb
  7. #b3f7d5
  8. #c6f9e0
  9. #d9fbea
  10. #ecfdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42ea96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42ea96
  2. #48df94
  3. #4ed592
  4. #55ca8f
  5. #5bc08d
  6. #61b58b
  7. #67aa89
  8. #6da087
  9. #749584
  10. #7a8b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9dabb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d891 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c99c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e8d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bddf93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #add799 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e9bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42ea96 {
  color: #42ea96;
}
Background
.bg-42ea96 {
  background-color: #42ea96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42ea96 {
  border: 2px solid #42ea96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42ea96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 234 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42ea96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42ea96, #42eaea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42ea96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 234 150 / 0.35);
}

#00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 3.71 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.91 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.11 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.12 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.18 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.27 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 8.70 #bd1569 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Medium Spring Green
#42ea96  rgb(66, 234, 150)  hsl(150, 80%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#ea4296  rgb(234, 66, 150)  hsl(330, 80%, 59%)  Persian Rose
#9642ea  rgb(150, 66, 234)  hsl(270, 80%, 59%)  Blue Violet
#ea9642  rgb(234, 150, 66)  hsl(30, 80%, 59%)  Carrot Orange