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Recognised as Colour

#59A233

  • #59A233
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#59A233 is a green with RGB values 89, 162, 51 and HSL 99°, 52%, 42%. 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

#59A233#59A233
HEX#59A233
RGBrgb(89, 162, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6353, 0.2
RGB percentages34.9%, 63.5%, 20%
HSLhsl(99.5, 52.1%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.5, 68.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK45.1%, 0%, 68.5%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,874,227
CSS custom property--colour: #59A233;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#A65DCC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A79523no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E8E3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#559C8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.3Olivedrab · ΔE 15.5Green · ΔE 16.6Yellow green · ΔE 24.8Dark green · ΔE 24.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C33A2
Analogous#90A233, #33A245
Triadic#3359A2, #A23359
Split complementary#4433A2, #A23391
Tetradic#3390A2, #7C33A2, #A24533

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9E9B8
Lighter +30%#ABDD91
Lighter +20%#8DD06B
Lighter +10%#70C444
Darker −10%#447B27
Darker −20%#2E541B
Darker −30%#192E0E
Darker −40%#040702
More saturated +25%#51BD18
Less saturated −25%#61874E

Channel breakdown

R89
G162
B51
Red89 (34.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue99.46°
Saturation (HSL)52.11%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G A2 · B 33

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