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Recognised as Colour

#59B32B

  • #59B32B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#59B32B is a green with RGB values 89, 179, 43 and HSL 100°, 61%, 44%. 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

#59B32B#59B32B
HEX#59B32B
RGBrgb(89, 179, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.702, 0.1686
RGB percentages34.9%, 70.2%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(99.7, 61.3%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.7, 76%, 70.2%)
CMYK50.3%, 0%, 76%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,878,571
CSS custom property--colour: #59B32B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#A64CD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9A30Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AD9C39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Tritanopia#53AD99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 19Yellow green · ΔE 19Forest green · ΔE 19.1Green · ΔE 20.5Olivedrab · ΔE 25.5Light green · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 19.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#852BB3
Analogous#9DB32B, #2BB341
Triadic#2B59B3, #B32B59
Split complementary#412BB3, #B32B9D
Tetradic#2B9DB3, #852BB3, #B3412B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDEFBB
Lighter +30%#AEE592
Lighter +20%#90DB69
Lighter +10%#71D140
Darker −10%#458A21
Darker −20%#306117
Darker −30%#1C380D
Darker −40%#070F03
More saturated +25%#50CF0F
Less saturated −25%#629747

Channel breakdown

R89
G179
B43
Red89 (34.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue99.71°
Saturation (HSL)61.26%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G B3 · B 2B

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