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#42E87F

#42e87f ≈ Medium Spring Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e87f is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 90.98% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.26% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 142.05°, with 78.3% saturation and 58.43% 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 13.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00fa9a), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.604

Complementary

  1. #42e87f
  2. #e842ab

Split complementary

  1. #42e87f
  2. #d242e8
  3. #e84258

Analogous

  1. #58e842
  2. #42e87f
  3. #42e8d2

Triadic

  1. #42e87f
  2. #7f42e8
  3. #e87f42

Tetradic

  1. #42e87f
  2. #42abe8
  3. #e842ab
  4. #e87f42

Square

  1. #42e87f
  2. #4258e8
  3. #e842ab
  4. #e8d242

Monochromatic

  1. #108139
  2. #18c558
  3. #42e87f
  4. #86f0ad
  5. #caf9db

Shades

#42e87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e87f
  2. #3bd172
  3. #35ba66
  4. #2ea259
  5. #288b4c
  6. #217440
  7. #1a5d33
  8. #144626
  9. #0d2e19
  10. #07170d
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e87f
  2. #55ea8c
  3. #68ed99
  4. #7befa5
  5. #8ef1b2
  6. #a1f4bf
  7. #b3f6cc
  8. #c6f8d9
  9. #d9fae5
  10. #ecfdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e87f
  2. #48de7f
  3. #4ed37f
  4. #55c97f
  5. #5bbe7f
  6. #61b480
  7. #67aa80
  8. #6d9f80
  9. #749580
  10. #7a8a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7d8b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d477 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c786 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e4cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bddd7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aed583 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0ae6b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e87f {
  color: #42e87f;
}
Background
.bg-42e87f {
  background-color: #42e87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e87f {
  border: 2px solid #42e87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 232 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 78% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e87f, #42e8d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 232 127 / 0.35);
}

#00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 4.91 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.92 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 5.24 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.70 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.14 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.48 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 7.84 #bd1780 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Medium Spring Green
#42e87f  rgb(66, 232, 127)  hsl(142, 78%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#e842ab  rgb(232, 66, 171)  hsl(322, 78%, 58%)  Persian Rose
#7f42e8  rgb(127, 66, 232)  hsl(262, 78%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#e87f42  rgb(232, 127, 66)  hsl(22, 78%, 58%)  Mango Tango