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Colour

#59A049

  • #59A049
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#59A049 is a green with RGB values 89, 160, 73 and HSL 109°, 37%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#59A049#59A049
HEX#59A049
RGBrgb(89, 160, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6275, 0.2863
RGB percentages34.9%, 62.7%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(109, 37.3%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109, 54.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK44.4%, 0%, 54.4%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,873,737
CSS custom property--colour: #59A049;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#A65FB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49441no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A8D4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Tritanopia#539B8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 15.2Olivedrab · ΔE 17Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.3Sea green · ΔE 19.8Green · ΔE 21.6Dark green · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 15.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9049A0
Analogous#85A049, #49A064
Triadic#4959A0, #A04959
Split complementary#6549A0, #A04984
Tetradic#4985A0, #9049A0, #A06449

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2E8CD
Lighter +30%#B2D8AA
Lighter +20%#93C887
Lighter +10%#73B864
Darker −10%#467D39
Darker −20%#325A29
Darker −30%#1F3719
Darker −40%#0B1409
More saturated +25%#47BD2C
Less saturated −25%#6B8366

Channel breakdown

R89
G160
B73
Red89 (34.9%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue108.97°
Saturation (HSL)37.34%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G A0 · B 49

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