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#42C19B

#42c19b ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#42c19b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.69% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 162.05°, 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 4.06.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.4166

Complementary

  1. #42c19b
  2. #c14268

Split complementary

  1. #42c19b
  2. #c142a7
  3. #c15b42

Analogous

  1. #42c15b
  2. #42c19b
  3. #42a7c1

Triadic

  1. #42c19b
  2. #9b42c1
  3. #c19b42

Tetradic

  1. #42c19b
  2. #4268c1
  3. #c14268
  4. #c19b42

Square

  1. #42c19b
  2. #5b42c1
  3. #c14268
  4. #a7c142

Monochromatic

  1. #1a5040
  2. #2d896e
  3. #42c19b
  4. #7cd4b9
  5. #b5e7d8

Shades

#42c19b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42c19b
  2. #3bae8c
  3. #359a7c
  4. #2e876d
  5. #28745d
  6. #21614e
  7. #1a4d3e
  8. #143a2f
  9. #0d271f
  10. #071310
  11. #000000

Tints

#42c19b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42c19b
  2. #55c7a5
  3. #68cdaf
  4. #7bd4b9
  5. #8edac3
  6. #a1e0cd
  7. #b3e6d7
  8. #c6ece1
  9. #d9f3eb
  10. #ecf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42c19b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42c19b
  2. #48bb98
  3. #4eb496
  4. #55ae93
  5. #5ba790
  6. #61a18e
  7. #679a8b
  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 #bcb499 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa89e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9aba9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8db29d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0ac2ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42c19b {
  color: #42c19b;
}
Background
.bg-42c19b {
  background-color: #42c19b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42c19b {
  border: 2px solid #42c19b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42c19b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 193 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 51% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42c19b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42c19b, #42a7c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42c19b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 193 155 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 4.06 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.15 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 4.23 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 6.32 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.43 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.57 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.64 #bd3e64 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Mint
#42c19b  rgb(66, 193, 155)  hsl(162, 51%, 51%)  Mint
#c14268  rgb(193, 66, 104)  hsl(342, 51%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#9b42c1  rgb(155, 66, 193)  hsl(282, 51%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#c19b42  rgb(193, 155, 66)  hsl(42, 51%, 51%)  Goldenrod