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Colour

#59DE8C

  • #59DE8C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#59DE8C is a green with RGB values 89, 222, 140 and HSL 143°, 67%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#59DE8C#59DE8C
HEX#59DE8C
RGBrgb(89, 222, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8706, 0.549
RGB percentages34.9%, 87.1%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(143, 66.8%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(143, 59.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK59.9%, 0%, 36.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,889,676
CSS custom property--colour: #59DE8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.25:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#A62173

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DECD87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCC191no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Tritanopia#29DBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.9Pale green · ΔE 15.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.7Medium spring green · ΔE 18.1Aquamarine · ΔE 25.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE59AB
Analogous#69DE59, #59DECF
Triadic#8C59DE, #DE8C59
Split complementary#CF59DE, #DE5968
Tetradic#5969DE, #DE59AB, #DECF59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9F7E4
Lighter +20%#AEEFC7
Lighter +10%#84E6A9
Darker −10%#2ED66F
Darker −20%#23AE58
Darker −30%#1A8443
Darker −40%#12592D
More saturated +25%#40F786
Less saturated −25%#72C592

Channel breakdown

R89
G222
B140
Red89 (34.9%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue143.01°
Saturation (HSL)66.83%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G DE · B 8C

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