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Recognised as Colour

#59D985

  • #59D985
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#59D985 is a green with RGB values 89, 217, 133 and HSL 141°, 63%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#59D985#59D985
HEX#59D985
RGBrgb(89, 217, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.851, 0.5216
RGB percentages34.9%, 85.1%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(140.6, 62.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.6, 59%, 85.1%)
CMYK59%, 0%, 38.7%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,888,389
CSS custom property--colour: #59D985;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.69:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#A6267A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAC87Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8BC8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Tritanopia#31D6C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.6Pale green · ΔE 15.6Medium spring green · ΔE 19.3Aquamarine · ΔE 26.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D959AD
Analogous#6DD959, #59D9C5
Triadic#8559D9, #D98559
Split complementary#C559D9, #D9596D
Tetradic#596DD9, #D959AD, #D9C559

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6F6E1
Lighter +20%#ACECC2
Lighter +10%#83E3A3
Darker −10%#30D067
Darker −20%#26A652
Darker −30%#1C7D3D
Darker −40%#135329
More saturated +25%#3FF37D
Less saturated −25%#72C08D

Channel breakdown

R89
G217
B133
Red89 (34.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue140.63°
Saturation (HSL)62.75%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G D9 · B 85

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