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#42C19A

#42c19a ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#42c19a is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 75.69% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.21% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 161.57°, with 50.6% saturation and 50.78% 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 3.93.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.4163

Complementary

  1. #42c19a
  2. #c14269

Split complementary

  1. #42c19a
  2. #c142a9
  3. #c15a42

Analogous

  1. #42c15a
  2. #42c19a
  3. #42a9c1

Triadic

  1. #42c19a
  2. #9a42c1
  3. #c19a42

Tetradic

  1. #42c19a
  2. #4269c1
  3. #c14269
  4. #c19a42

Square

  1. #42c19a
  2. #5a42c1
  3. #c14269
  4. #a9c142

Monochromatic

  1. #1a503f
  2. #2d896d
  3. #42c19a
  4. #7cd4b9
  5. #b5e7d8

Shades

#42c19a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42c19a
  2. #3bae8b
  3. #359a7b
  4. #2e876c
  5. #28745c
  6. #21614d
  7. #1a4d3e
  8. #143a2e
  9. #0d271f
  10. #07130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#42c19a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42c19a
  2. #55c7a4
  3. #68cdae
  4. #7bd4b8
  5. #8edac2
  6. #a1e0cd
  7. #b3e6d7
  8. #c6ece1
  9. #d9f3eb
  10. #ecf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42c19a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42c19a
  2. #48bb97
  3. #4eb495
  4. #55ae92
  5. #5ba790
  6. #61a18d
  7. #679a8a
  8. #6d9488
  9. #748d85
  10. #7a8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb5a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcb498 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aba89d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab999 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8db29c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0cc2ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42c19a {
  color: #42c19a;
}
Background
.bg-42c19a {
  background-color: #42c19a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42c19a {
  border: 2px solid #42c19a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42c19a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 193 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 51% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42c19a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42c19a, #42a9c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42c19a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 193 154 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 3.93 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.00 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 4.29 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 6.31 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.18 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.38 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.72 #bd3e65 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Mint
#42c19a  rgb(66, 193, 154)  hsl(162, 51%, 51%)  Mint
#c14269  rgb(193, 66, 105)  hsl(342, 51%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#9a42c1  rgb(154, 66, 193)  hsl(282, 51%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#c19a42  rgb(193, 154, 66)  hsl(42, 51%, 51%)  Goldenrod