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Recognised as Colour

#59DF3B

  • #59DF3B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#59DF3B is a green with RGB values 89, 223, 59 and HSL 109°, 72%, 55%. 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

#59DF3B#59DF3B
HEX#59DF3B
RGBrgb(89, 223, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8745, 0.2314
RGB percentages34.9%, 87.5%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(109, 71.9%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109, 73.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK60.1%, 0%, 73.5%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,889,851
CSS custom property--colour: #59DF3B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#A620C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CB1Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4C04Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Tritanopia#46D8BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 7.9Lawn green · ΔE 22.2Chartreuse · ΔE 23.4Spring green · ΔE 23.7Green yellow · ΔE 24.4Yellow green · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C13BDF
Analogous#ABDF3B, #3BDF6F
Triadic#3B59DF, #DF3B59
Split complementary#6F3BDF, #DF3BAB
Tetradic#3BABDF, #C13BDF, #DF6F3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEFCEA
Lighter +30%#C8F4BF
Lighter +20%#A3ED93
Lighter +10%#7EE667
Darker −10%#3FC720
Darker −20%#319B19
Darker −30%#236F12
Darker −40%#15430B
More saturated +25%#47FC1F
Less saturated −25%#6BC358

Channel breakdown

R89
G223
B59
Red89 (34.9%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue109.02°
Saturation (HSL)71.93%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G DF · B 3B

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