Recognised as Colour

#59BC1B

#59BC1B
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#59BC1B is a green with RGB values 89, 188, 27 and HSL 97°, 75%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#59BC1B

RGBrgb(89, 188, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.7373, 0.1059

RGB percentages34.9%, 73.7%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(96.9, 74.9%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(96.9, 85.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK52.7%, 0%, 85.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,880,859

CSS custom property--colour: #59BC1B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#A643E4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2AB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6A331no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original

Tritanopia#52B5A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.8 Yellow green · ΔE 18.5 Green · ΔE 26.2 Forest green · ΔE 26.3 Green yellow · ΔE 29.8 Lawn green · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7E1BBC

Analogous#AABC1B, #1BBC2E

Triadic#1B59BC, #BC1B59

Split complementary#2D1BBC, #BC1BAA

Tetradic#1BA9BC, #7E1BBC, #BC2E1B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CAF4AF

Lighter +30%#ACED83

Lighter +20%#8EE756

Lighter +10%#70E02A

Darker −10%#448F15

Darker −20%#2F630E

Darker −30%#1A3608

Darker −40%#050A01

More saturated +25%#53D700

Less saturated −25%#5FA136

Channel breakdown

R89

G188

B27

Red89 (34.9%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue96.89°

Saturation (HSL)74.88%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 59 · G BC · B 1B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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