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Recognised as Colour

#59A221

  • #59A221
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#59A221 is a green with RGB values 89, 162, 33 and HSL 94°, 66%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#59A221#59A221
HEX#59A221
RGBrgb(89, 162, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6353, 0.1294
RGB percentages34.9%, 63.5%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(94, 66.2%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94, 79.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK45.1%, 0%, 79.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,874,209
CSS custom property--colour: #59A221;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#A65DDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A89400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E8E30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#579C8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 14.9Green · ΔE 16.6Olivedrab · ΔE 17.5Yellow green · ΔE 21Limegreen · ΔE 27.2Dark green · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A21A2
Analogous#99A221, #21A22A
Triadic#2159A2, #A22159
Split complementary#2A21A2, #A22199
Tetradic#2199A2, #6A21A2, #A22A21

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3ECA3
Lighter +30%#A7E478
Lighter +20%#8BDB4E
Lighter +10%#70CC2A
Darker −10%#427818
Darker −20%#2A4D10
Darker −30%#132307
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#56BA09
Less saturated −25%#5C8A39

Channel breakdown

R89
G162
B33
Red89 (34.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue93.95°
Saturation (HSL)66.15%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G A2 · B 21

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