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Colour

#59C900

  • #59C900
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#59C900 is a green with RGB values 89, 201, 0 and HSL 93°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#59C900#59C900
HEX#59C900
RGBrgb(89, 201, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.7882, 0
RGB percentages34.9%, 78.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(93.4, 100%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93.4, 100%, 78.8%)
CMYK55.7%, 0%, 100%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,884,160
CSS custom property--colour: #59C900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#A636FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0B700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2AE2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Tritanopia#50C1AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.4Yellow green · ΔE 22.6Lawn green · ΔE 23.1Green yellow · ΔE 23.6Chartreuse · ΔE 24.4Lime · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7000C9
Analogous#BDC900, #00C90C
Triadic#0059C9, #C90059
Split complementary#0C00C9, #C900BE
Tetradic#00BDC9, #7000C9, #C90C00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4FF96
Lighter +30%#A8FF63
Lighter +20%#8CFF30
Lighter +10%#70FC00
Darker −10%#429600
Darker −20%#2C6300
Darker −30%#153000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#59C900
Less saturated −25%#5CB019

Channel breakdown

R89
G201
B0
Red89 (34.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue93.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G C9 · B 00

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