Recognised as Colour
#59C047
- #59C047
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Limegreen
#59C047 is a green with RGB values 89, 192, 71 and HSL 111°, 49%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.
Colour values
#59C047#59C047
HEX#59C047
RGBrgb(89, 192, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.7529, 0.2784
RGB percentages34.9%, 75.3%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(111.1, 49%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.1, 63%, 75.3%)
CMYK53.6%, 0%, 63%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,881,927
CSS custom property--colour: #59C047;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#A63FB8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE47C0
Analogous#95C047, #47C072
Triadic#4759C0, #C04759
Split complementary#7247C0, #C04795
Tetradic#4795C0, #AE47C0, #C07247
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G192
B71
Red89 (34.9%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue111.07°
Saturation (HSL)48.99%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G C0 · B 47
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