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Recognised as Colour

#59E28E

  • #59E28E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#59E28E is a green with RGB values 89, 226, 142 and HSL 143°, 70%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#59E28E#59E28E
HEX#59E28E
RGBrgb(89, 226, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8863, 0.5569
RGB percentages34.9%, 88.6%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(143.2, 70.3%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(143.2, 60.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK60.6%, 0%, 37.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,890,702
CSS custom property--colour: #59E28E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.69:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#A61D71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2D188no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0C493no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#25DFCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.8Pale green · ΔE 14.7Medium spring green · ΔE 16.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.4Aquamarine · ΔE 25.4Spring green · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E259AD
Analogous#68E259, #59E2D3
Triadic#8E59E2, #E28E59
Split complementary#D359E2, #E25968
Tetradic#5968E2, #E259AD, #E2D359

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBF9E7
Lighter +20%#B0F1C9
Lighter +10%#84EAAC
Darker −10%#2EDA70
Darker −20%#20B55A
Darker −30%#188A44
Darker −40%#115E2F
More saturated +25%#41FA88
Less saturated −25%#71CA94

Channel breakdown

R89
G226
B142
Red89 (34.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue143.21°
Saturation (HSL)70.26%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G E2 · B 8E

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