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Recognised as Colour

#59B300

  • #59B300
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#59B300 is a green with RGB values 89, 179, 0 and HSL 90°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#59B300#59B300
HEX#59B300
RGBrgb(89, 179, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.702, 0
RGB percentages34.9%, 70.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(90.2, 100%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.2, 100%, 70.2%)
CMYK50.3%, 0%, 100%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,878,528
CSS custom property--colour: #59B300;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#A64CFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AE9C25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Tritanopia#55AC98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 17.7Yellow green · ΔE 17.7Green · ΔE 24.8Forest green · ΔE 25.6Olivedrab · ΔE 30.4Green yellow · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 17.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A00B3
Analogous#B3B300, #00B300
Triadic#0059B3, #B30059
Split complementary#0000B3, #B300B3
Tetradic#00B3B3, #5A00B3, #B30000

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFFF80
Lighter +30%#A6FF4D
Lighter +20%#8CFF1A
Lighter +10%#72E600
Darker −10%#408000
Darker −20%#264D00
Darker −30%#0D1A00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#59B300
Less saturated −25%#599D16

Channel breakdown

R89
G179
B0
Red89 (34.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue90.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G B3 · B 00

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