Colour

#599F2F

#599F2F
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#599F2F is a green with RGB values 89, 159, 47 and HSL 98°, 54%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

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HEX#599F2F

RGBrgb(89, 159, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6235, 0.1843

RGB percentages34.9%, 62.4%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(97.5, 54.4%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(97.5, 70.4%, 62.4%)

CMYK44%, 0%, 70.4%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,873,455

CSS custom property--colour: #599F2F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27125WCAG 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 6.43:1

Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#A660D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5921Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8C39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Tritanopia#569989no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 14.3 Green · ΔE 16.3 Dark green · ΔE 24.1 Yellow green · ΔE 24.9 Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#752F9F

Analogous#919F2F, #2F9F3D

Triadic#2F599F, #9F2F59

Split complementary#3D2F9F, #9F2F91

Tetradic#2F919F, #752F9F, #9F3D2F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6E8B2

Lighter +30%#A9DD8A

Lighter +20%#8CD163

Lighter +10%#6FC53C

Darker −10%#437823

Darker −20%#2D5018

Darker −30%#17290C

Darker −40%#010200

More saturated +25%#53B915

Less saturated −25%#5F8549

Channel breakdown

R89

G159

B47

Red89 (34.9%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue97.5°

Saturation (HSL)54.37%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 59 · G 9F · B 2F

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Colour values

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