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#42E42E

#42e42e ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e42e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 89.41% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.82% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 113.41°, with 77.12% saturation and 53.73% 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 12.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.5684

Complementary

  1. #42e42e
  2. #d02ee4

Split complementary

  1. #42e42e
  2. #752ee4
  3. #e42e9d

Analogous

  1. #9de42e
  2. #42e42e
  3. #2ee475

Triadic

  1. #42e42e
  2. #2e42e4
  3. #e42e42

Tetradic

  1. #42e42e
  2. #2ee4d0
  3. #d02ee4
  4. #e42e42

Square

  1. #42e42e
  2. #2e9de4
  3. #d02ee4
  4. #e4752e

Monochromatic

  1. #186b0e
  2. #27af17
  3. #42e42e
  4. #7fed72
  5. #bdf6b6

Shades

#42e42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e42e
  2. #3bcd29
  3. #35b625
  4. #2ea020
  5. #28891c
  6. #217217
  7. #1a5b12
  8. #14440e
  9. #0d2e09
  10. #071705
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e42e
  2. #55e743
  3. #68e958
  4. #7bec6d
  5. #8eef82
  6. #a1f297
  7. #b3f4ab
  8. #c6f7c0
  9. #d9fad5
  10. #ecfcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e42e
  2. #48da36
  3. #4ed03e
  4. #55c647
  5. #5bbc4f
  6. #61b257
  7. #67a85f
  8. #6d9e67
  9. #749470
  10. #7a8a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2d3a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c245 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0dddc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bed711 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afd03d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2be09d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e42e {
  color: #42e42e;
}
Background
.bg-42e42e {
  background-color: #42e42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e42e {
  border: 2px solid #42e42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 228 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 113 77% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e42e, #2ee475);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 228 46 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.22 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.75 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.01 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.04 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.17 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.38 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.97 #bd1bd1 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e42e  rgb(66, 228, 46)  hsl(113, 77%, 54%)  Malachite
#d02ee4  rgb(208, 46, 228)  hsl(293, 77%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#2e42e4  rgb(46, 66, 228)  hsl(233, 77%, 54%)  Iris
#e42e42  rgb(228, 46, 66)  hsl(353, 77%, 54%)  Crimson