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Recognised as Colour

#59BC73

  • #59BC73
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#59BC73 is a green with RGB values 89, 188, 115 and HSL 136°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#59BC73#59BC73
HEX#59BC73
RGBrgb(89, 188, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.7373, 0.451
RGB percentages34.9%, 73.7%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(135.8, 42.5%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.8, 52.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK52.7%, 0%, 38.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,880,947
CSS custom property--colour: #59BC73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#A6438C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDAE6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA578no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#43B9AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 6.3Light green · ΔE 19.6Sea green · ΔE 20.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.9Pale green · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC59A2
Analogous#71BC59, #59BCA5
Triadic#7359BC, #BC7359
Split complementary#A459BC, #BC5971
Tetradic#5971BC, #BC59A2, #BCA559

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF7EE
Lighter +30%#C6E8CF
Lighter +20%#A2D9B0
Lighter +10%#7DCB92
Darker −10%#41A15A
Darker −20%#327D46
Darker −30%#245831
Darker −40%#15341D
More saturated +25%#3CD965
Less saturated −25%#769F81

Channel breakdown

R89
G188
B115
Red89 (34.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue135.76°
Saturation (HSL)42.49%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G BC · B 73

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