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Recognised as Colour

#59AA55

  • #59AA55
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#59AA55 is a green with RGB values 89, 170, 85 and HSL 117°, 33%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#59AA55#59AA55
HEX#59AA55
RGBrgb(89, 170, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6667, 0.3333
RGB percentages34.9%, 66.7%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(117.2, 33.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.2, 50%, 66.7%)
CMYK47.6%, 0%, 50%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,876,309
CSS custom property--colour: #59AA55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#A655AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AD9D4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2955Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4FA696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.4Forest green · ΔE 16.9Sea green · ΔE 19.9Olivedrab · ΔE 21.2Green · ΔE 23.6Light green · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A655AA
Analogous#84AA55, #55AA7C
Triadic#5559AA, #AA5559
Split complementary#7C55AA, #AA5583
Tetradic#5583AA, #A655AA, #AA7C55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEEEDD
Lighter +30%#BDDDBB
Lighter +20%#9BCC99
Lighter +10%#7ABB77
Darker −10%#478844
Darker −20%#356633
Darker −30%#244422
Darker −40%#122211
More saturated +25%#3CCA35
Less saturated −25%#768A75

Channel breakdown

R89
G170
B85
Red89 (34.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue117.18°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G AA · B 55

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