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Recognised as Colour

#59B36C

  • #59B36C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#59B36C is a green with RGB values 89, 179, 108 and HSL 133°, 37%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#59B36C#59B36C
HEX#59B36C
RGBrgb(89, 179, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.702, 0.4235
RGB percentages34.9%, 70.2%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(132.7, 37.2%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(132.7, 50.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK50.3%, 0%, 39.7%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,878,636
CSS custom property--colour: #59B36C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#A64C93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4A667no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A89D70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Tritanopia#48B0A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 7Sea green · ΔE 16.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.5Light green · ΔE 22.6Forest green · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 6.96, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B359A0
Analogous#73B359, #59B399
Triadic#6C59B3, #B36C59
Split complementary#9959B3, #B35973
Tetradic#5973B3, #B359A0, #B39959

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F3E8
Lighter +30%#C2E3C9
Lighter +20%#9FD3AA
Lighter +10%#7CC38B
Darker −10%#449555
Darker −20%#347241
Darker −30%#244F2D
Darker −40%#142C19
More saturated +25%#3BD15B
Less saturated −25%#77957D

Channel breakdown

R89
G179
B108
Red89 (34.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue132.67°
Saturation (HSL)37.19%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G B3 · B 6C

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