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Recognised as Colour

#59CA5D

  • #59CA5D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#59CA5D is a green with RGB values 89, 202, 93 and HSL 122°, 52%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#59CA5D#59CA5D
HEX#59CA5D
RGBrgb(89, 202, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.7922, 0.3647
RGB percentages34.9%, 79.2%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(122.1, 51.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(122.1, 55.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK55.9%, 0%, 54%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,884,509
CSS custom property--colour: #59CA5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#A635A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEB953no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAF65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Tritanopia#46C5B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.3Pale green · ΔE 19.6Limegreen · ΔE 21.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.3Forest green · ΔE 22.8Medium spring green · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA59C6
Analogous#8DCA59, #59CA96
Triadic#5D59CA, #CA5D59
Split complementary#9659CA, #CA598D
Tetradic#598DCA, #CA59C6, #CA9659

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FBF4
Lighter +30%#CDEFCE
Lighter +20%#A6E3A8
Lighter +10%#80D683
Darker −10%#3AB63E
Darker −20%#2E8F31
Darker −30%#216924
Darker −40%#154217
More saturated +25%#3EE544
Less saturated −25%#74AF76

Channel breakdown

R89
G202
B93
Red89 (34.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue122.12°
Saturation (HSL)51.6%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G CA · B 5D

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