Recognised as Colour
#59DF6E
- #59DF6E
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Light green
#59DF6E is a green with RGB values 89, 223, 110 and HSL 129°, 68%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.
Colour values
#59DF6E#59DF6E
HEX#59DF6E
RGBrgb(89, 223, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8745, 0.4314
RGB percentages34.9%, 87.5%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(129.4, 67.7%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.4, 60.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK60.1%, 0%, 50.7%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,889,902
CSS custom property--colour: #59DF6E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.2:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#A62091
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DF59CA
Analogous#87DF59, #59DFB1
Triadic#6E59DF, #DF6E59
Split complementary#B159DF, #DF5987
Tetradic#5987DF, #DF59CA, #DFB159
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G223
B110
Red89 (34.9%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue129.4°
Saturation (HSL)67.68%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G DF · B 6E
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