Recognised as Colour

#599D16

#599D16
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#599D16 is a green with RGB values 89, 157, 22 and HSL 90°, 75%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

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HEX#599D16

RGBrgb(89, 157, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6157, 0.0863

RGB percentages34.9%, 61.6%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(90.2, 75.4%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(90.2, 86%, 61.6%)

CMYK43.3%, 0%, 86%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,872,918

CSS custom property--colour: #599D16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#A662E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A39000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8A28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Tritanopia#589685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 15.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 16.2 Green · ΔE 16.7 Yellow green · ΔE 21.2 Dark green · ΔE 26.6 Limegreen · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A169D

Analogous#9D9D16, #169D17

Triadic#16599D, #9D1659

Split complementary#16169D, #9D169D

Tetradic#169D9D, #5A169D, #9D1716

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFEF90

Lighter +30%#A6E963

Lighter +20%#8CE336

Lighter +10%#72CA1C

Darker −10%#407010

Darker −20%#264409

Darker −30%#0D1703

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#59B300

Less saturated −25%#59872C

Channel breakdown

R89

G157

B22

Red89 (34.9%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue90.22°

Saturation (HSL)75.42%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 59 · G 9D · B 16

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