Recognised as Colour

#59BC55

#59BC55
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#59BC55 is a green with RGB values 89, 188, 85 and HSL 118°, 43%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

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HEX#59BC55

RGBrgb(89, 188, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.7373, 0.3333

RGB percentages34.9%, 73.7%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(117.7, 43.5%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(117.7, 54.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK52.7%, 0%, 54.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,880,917

CSS custom property--colour: #59BC55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1

Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#A643AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0AD4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3A45Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4BB7A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 18.1 Medium seagreen · ΔE 19 Light green · ΔE 19.2 Pale green · ΔE 22.7 Green · ΔE 23.5 Limegreen · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B855BC

Analogous#8DBC55, #55BC84

Triadic#5559BC, #BC5559

Split complementary#8555BC, #BC558C

Tetradic#558CBC, #B855BC, #BC8455

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8F6E7

Lighter +30%#C4E7C3

Lighter +20%#A0D99E

Lighter +10%#7DCA7A

Darker −10%#439F3F

Darker −20%#337B30

Darker −30%#245622

Darker −40%#153114

More saturated +25%#3EDA37

Less saturated −25%#749E73

Channel breakdown

R89

G188

B85

Red89 (34.9%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue117.67°

Saturation (HSL)43.46%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 59 · G BC · B 55

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