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Recognised as Colour

#059A44

  • #059A44
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#059A44 is a green with RGB values 5, 154, 68 and HSL 145°, 94%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#059A44#059A44
HEX#059A44
RGBrgb(5, 154, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6039, 0.2667
RGB percentages2%, 60.4%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(145.4, 93.7%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.4, 96.8%, 60.4%)
CMYK96.8%, 0%, 55.8%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer367,172
CSS custom property--colour: #059A44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#FA65BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B8B3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D814Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009787no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 11.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.5Green · ΔE 17.5Sea green · ΔE 20.9Dark green · ΔE 22.9Olivedrab · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A055B
Analogous#119A05, #059A8E
Triadic#44059A, #9A4405
Split complementary#8E059A, #9A0511
Tetradic#05119A, #9A055B, #9A8F05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#71FAAB
Lighter +30%#3FF98E
Lighter +20%#0EF770
Lighter +10%#07CB5A
Darker −10%#03692E
Darker −20%#023718
Darker −30%#000603
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009F43
Less saturated −25%#198647

Channel breakdown

R5
G154
B68
Red5 (2%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue145.37°
Saturation (HSL)93.71%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 9A · B 44

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