Recognised as Colour
#59BD19
- #59BD19
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Limegreen
#59BD19 is a green with RGB values 89, 189, 25 and HSL 97°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.
Colour values
#59BD19#59BD19
HEX#59BD19
RGBrgb(89, 189, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.7412, 0.098
RGB percentages34.9%, 74.1%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(96.6, 76.6%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.6, 86.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK52.9%, 0%, 86.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,881,113
CSS custom property--colour: #59BD19;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#A642E6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7D19BD
Analogous#ABBD19, #19BD2B
Triadic#1959BD, #BD1959
Split complementary#2B19BD, #BD19AB
Tetradic#19ABBD, #7D19BD, #BD2B19
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G189
B25
Red89 (34.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue96.59°
Saturation (HSL)76.64%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G BD · B 19
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