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Recognised as Colour

#59B655

  • #59B655
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#59B655 is a green with RGB values 89, 182, 85 and HSL 118°, 40%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#59B655#59B655
HEX#59B655
RGBrgb(89, 182, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.7137, 0.3333
RGB percentages34.9%, 71.4%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(117.5, 39.9%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.5, 53.3%, 71.4%)
CMYK51.1%, 0%, 53.3%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,879,381
CSS custom property--colour: #59B655;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#A649AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA74Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AD9F5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4DB1A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.5Forest green · ΔE 16.8Light green · ΔE 20.2Green · ΔE 22.9Pale green · ΔE 24.2Olivedrab · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 16.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B255B6
Analogous#8AB655, #55B682
Triadic#5559B6, #B65559
Split complementary#8255B6, #B65589
Tetradic#5589B6, #B255B6, #B68255

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F3E4
Lighter +30%#C2E4C0
Lighter +20%#9FD59C
Lighter +10%#7CC579
Darker −10%#449741
Darker −20%#347332
Darker −30%#245022
Darker −40%#142C13
More saturated +25%#3DD437
Less saturated −25%#759873

Channel breakdown

R89
G182
B85
Red89 (34.9%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue117.53°
Saturation (HSL)39.92%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G B6 · B 55

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