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Recognised as Colour

#59DE4E

  • #59DE4E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#59DE4E is a green with RGB values 89, 222, 78 and HSL 115°, 69%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#59DE4E#59DE4E
HEX#59DE4E
RGBrgb(89, 222, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8706, 0.3059
RGB percentages34.9%, 87.1%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(115.4, 68.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115.4, 64.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK59.9%, 0%, 64.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,889,614
CSS custom property--colour: #59DE4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.98:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#A621B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3CA3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3BF5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Tritanopia#43D8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 8.4Spring green · ΔE 20Yellow green · ΔE 26.6Pale green · ΔE 27Light green · ΔE 27.9Medium spring green · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 8.36, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D34EDE
Analogous#A1DE4E, #4EDE8B
Triadic#4E59DE, #DE4E59
Split complementary#8B4EDE, #DE4EA1
Tetradic#4EA1DE, #D34EDE, #DE8B4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFEFA
Lighter +30%#D2F6CF
Lighter +20%#AAEEA4
Lighter +10%#81E679
Darker −10%#34D227
Darker −20%#29A71F
Darker −30%#1F7C17
Darker −40%#14510F
More saturated +25%#43F834
Less saturated −25%#6FC468

Channel breakdown

R89
G222
B78
Red89 (34.9%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue115.42°
Saturation (HSL)68.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G DE · B 4E

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