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#42EC79

#42ec79 ≈ Spring Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42ec79 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 139.41°, with 81.73% saturation and 59.22% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Green (#00ff7f), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#33ff66
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Relative luminance0.6253

Complementary

  1. #42ec79
  2. #ec42b5

Split complementary

  1. #42ec79
  2. #ce42ec
  3. #ec4260

Analogous

  1. #60ec42
  2. #42ec79
  3. #42ecce

Triadic

  1. #42ec79
  2. #7942ec
  3. #ec7942

Tetradic

  1. #42ec79
  2. #42b5ec
  3. #ec42b5
  4. #ec7942

Square

  1. #42ec79
  2. #4260ec
  3. #ec42b5
  4. #ecce42

Monochromatic

  1. #0e8735
  2. #15cd50
  3. #42ec79
  4. #88f3aa
  5. #cdfadc

Shades

#42ec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42ec79
  2. #3bd46d
  3. #35bd61
  4. #2ea555
  5. #288e49
  6. #21763d
  7. #1a5e30
  8. #144724
  9. #0d2f18
  10. #07180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#42ec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42ec79
  2. #55ee86
  3. #68f094
  4. #7bf2a1
  5. #8ef4af
  6. #a1f6bc
  7. #b3f7c9
  8. #c6f9d7
  9. #d9fbe4
  10. #ecfdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42ec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42ec79
  2. #48e17a
  3. #4ed67a
  4. #55cc7b
  5. #5bc17c
  6. #61b67d
  7. #67ab7d
  8. #6da07e
  9. #74967f
  10. #7a8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9dbb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed870 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #daca81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e8d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1e073 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1d87e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0ce9b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42ec79 {
  color: #42ec79;
}
Background
.bg-42ec79 {
  background-color: #42ec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42ec79 {
  border: 2px solid #42ec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42ec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 139 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42ec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42ec79, #42ecce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42ec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 4.15 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.15 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 5.18 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.42 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.07 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.05 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 7.27 #bd1386 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Spring Green
#42ec79  rgb(66, 236, 121)  hsl(139, 82%, 59%)  Spring Green
#ec42b5  rgb(236, 66, 181)  hsl(319, 82%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#7942ec  rgb(121, 66, 236)  hsl(259, 82%, 59%)  Blue Violet
#ec7942  rgb(236, 121, 66)  hsl(19, 82%, 59%)  Mango Tango