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#42BF64

#42bf64 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#42bf64 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 74.9% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.64% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 136.32°, with 49.41% saturation and 50.39% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3934

Complementary

  1. #42bf64
  2. #bf429d

Split complementary

  1. #42bf64
  2. #a242bf
  3. #bf425e

Analogous

  1. #5ebf42
  2. #42bf64
  3. #42bfa2

Triadic

  1. #42bf64
  2. #6442bf
  3. #bf6442

Tetradic

  1. #42bf64
  2. #429dbf
  3. #bf429d
  4. #bf6442

Square

  1. #42bf64
  2. #425ebf
  3. #bf429d
  4. #bfa242

Monochromatic

  1. #1a4e28
  2. #2e8746
  3. #42bf64
  4. #7bd293
  5. #b4e6c2

Shades

#42bf64 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42bf64
  2. #3bac5a
  3. #359950
  4. #2e8646
  5. #28733c
  6. #216032
  7. #1a4c28
  8. #14391e
  9. #0d2614
  10. #07130a
  11. #000000

Tints

#42bf64 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42bf64
  2. #55c574
  3. #68cc83
  4. #7bd293
  5. #8ed9a2
  6. #a1dfb2
  7. #b3e5c1
  8. #c6ecd1
  9. #d9f2e0
  10. #ecf9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42bf64 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42bf64
  2. #48b967
  3. #4eb26a
  4. #55ac6c
  5. #5ba66f
  6. #61a072
  7. #679975
  8. #6d9378
  9. #748d7a
  10. #7a867d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb292 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1af5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a46a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #11bba9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9eb660 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92af68 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2cbd93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42bf64 {
  color: #42bf64;
}
Background
.bg-42bf64 {
  background-color: #42bf64;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42bf64 {
  border: 2px solid #42bf64;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42bf64;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 191 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 49% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42bf64 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42bf64, #42bfa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42bf64 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 191 100 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.35 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.27 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.28 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.86 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.06 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.63 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.83 #bd409b Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Emerald
#42bf64  rgb(66, 191, 100)  hsl(136, 49%, 50%)  Emerald
#bf429d  rgb(191, 66, 157)  hsl(316, 49%, 50%)  Mulberry
#6442bf  rgb(100, 66, 191)  hsl(256, 49%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#bf6442  rgb(191, 100, 66)  hsl(16, 49%, 50%)  Flame