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Recognised as Colour

#59DC6D

  • #59DC6D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#59DC6D is a green with RGB values 89, 220, 109 and HSL 129°, 65%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#59DC6D#59DC6D
HEX#59DC6D
RGBrgb(89, 220, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8627, 0.4275
RGB percentages34.9%, 86.3%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(129.2, 65.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.2, 59.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK59.5%, 0%, 50.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,889,133
CSS custom property--colour: #59DC6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#A62392

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFCA63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEBE75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3BD7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.1Pale green · ΔE 16.7Medium spring green · ΔE 18.6Limegreen · ΔE 20.6Spring green · ΔE 21Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC59C8
Analogous#87DC59, #59DCAF
Triadic#6D59DC, #DC6D59
Split complementary#AF59DC, #DC5986
Tetradic#5986DC, #DC59C8, #DCAE59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7F7DC
Lighter +20%#ADEEB7
Lighter +10%#83E592
Darker −10%#2FD348
Darker −20%#24AB39
Darker −30%#1B812B
Darker −40%#12571D
More saturated +25%#40F55C
Less saturated −25%#72C37E

Channel breakdown

R89
G220
B109
Red89 (34.9%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue129.16°
Saturation (HSL)65.17%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G DC · B 6D

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