Colour

#59996C

#59996C
Green
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#59996C is a green with RGB values 89, 153, 108 and HSL 138°, 26%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#59996C#59996C

HEX#59996C

RGBrgb(89, 153, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6, 0.4235

RGB percentages34.9%, 60%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(137.8, 26.4%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(137.8, 41.8%, 60%)

CMYK41.8%, 0%, 29.4%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,871,980

CSS custom property--colour: #59996C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#A66693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#999069no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F896Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4D978Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 11.4 Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.7 Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.1 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#995986

Analogous#669959, #59998C

Triadic#6C5999, #996C59

Split complementary#8C5999, #995966

Tetradic#596699, #995986, #998C59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D7E7DC

Lighter +30%#B6D5BF

Lighter +20%#96C2A3

Lighter +10%#76AF87

Darker −10%#467955

Darker −20%#33593E

Darker −30%#213828

Darker −40%#0E1811

More saturated +25%#3BB760

Less saturated −25%#777B78

Channel breakdown

R89

G153

B108

Red89 (34.9%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue137.81°

Saturation (HSL)26.45%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 59 · G 99 · B 6C

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