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#42E596

#42e596 ≈ Medium Spring Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e596 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 89.8% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.5% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 150.92°, with 75.81% saturation and 57.84% 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 12.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00fa9a), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.594

Complementary

  1. #42e596
  2. #e54291

Split complementary

  1. #42e596
  2. #e542e2
  3. #e54442

Analogous

  1. #42e544
  2. #42e596
  3. #42e2e5

Triadic

  1. #42e596
  2. #9642e5
  3. #e59642

Tetradic

  1. #42e596
  2. #4291e5
  3. #e54291
  4. #e59642

Square

  1. #42e596
  2. #4442e5
  3. #e54291
  4. #e2e542

Monochromatic

  1. #117d49
  2. #1ac070
  3. #42e596
  4. #85eebb
  5. #c8f7e1

Shades

#42e596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e596
  2. #3bce87
  3. #35b778
  4. #2ea069
  5. #28895a
  6. #21734b
  7. #1a5c3c
  8. #14452d
  9. #0d2e1e
  10. #07170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e596
  2. #55e8a1
  3. #68eaab
  4. #7bedb6
  5. #8eefc0
  6. #a1f2cb
  7. #b3f5d5
  8. #c6f7e0
  9. #d9faea
  10. #ecfcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e596
  2. #48db94
  3. #4ed192
  4. #55c78f
  5. #5bbd8d
  6. #61b38b
  7. #67a889
  8. #6d9e87
  9. #749484
  10. #7a8a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5d6b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3d391 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfc59b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e3d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9db93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9d299 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e4bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e596 {
  color: #42e596;
}
Background
.bg-42e596 {
  background-color: #42e596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e596 {
  border: 2px solid #42e596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 229 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 151 76% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e596, #42e2e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 229 150 / 0.35);
}

#00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 4.90 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.26 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.27 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.69 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 8.11 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.12 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.11 #bd1a69 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Medium Spring Green
#42e596  rgb(66, 229, 150)  hsl(151, 76%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#e54291  rgb(229, 66, 145)  hsl(331, 76%, 58%)  Deep Pink
#9642e5  rgb(150, 66, 229)  hsl(271, 76%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#e59642  rgb(229, 150, 66)  hsl(31, 76%, 58%)  Carrot Orange