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Recognised as Colour

#59BF1B

  • #59BF1B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#59BF1B is a green with RGB values 89, 191, 27 and HSL 97°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#59BF1B#59BF1B
HEX#59BF1B
RGBrgb(89, 191, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.749, 0.1059
RGB percentages34.9%, 74.9%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(97.3, 75.2%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.3, 85.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK53.4%, 0%, 85.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,881,627
CSS custom property--colour: #59BF1B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#A640E4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5AE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A632no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Tritanopia#52B8A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.7Yellow green · ΔE 19Green · ΔE 27.6Forest green · ΔE 27.8Green yellow · ΔE 28.6Lawn green · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#811BBF
Analogous#ABBF1B, #1BBF2F
Triadic#1B59BF, #BF1B59
Split complementary#2F1BBF, #BF1BAB
Tetradic#1BABBF, #811BBF, #BF2F1B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBF4B2
Lighter +30%#ADEE85
Lighter +20%#8FE759
Lighter +10%#70E12C
Darker −10%#449215
Darker −20%#2F660E
Darker −30%#1B3908
Darker −40%#060C02
More saturated +25%#52DA00
Less saturated −25%#60A436

Channel breakdown

R89
G191
B27
Red89 (34.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue97.32°
Saturation (HSL)75.23%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G BF · B 1B

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