Colour

#59E338

#59E338
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#59E338 is a green with RGB values 89, 227, 56 and HSL 108°, 75%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#59E338

RGBrgb(89, 227, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8902, 0.2196

RGB percentages34.9%, 89%, 22%

HSLhsl(108.4, 75.3%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(108.4, 75.3%, 89%)

CMYK60.8%, 0%, 75.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,890,872

CSS custom property--colour: #59E338;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#A61CC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9CE0Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C34Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original

Tritanopia#45DCC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 9.8 Lawn green · ΔE 19.5 Chartreuse · ΔE 20.7 Green yellow · ΔE 23.2 Spring green · ΔE 24.3 Lime · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C238E3

Analogous#AEE338, #38E36D

Triadic#3859E3, #E33859

Split complementary#6C38E3, #E338AF

Tetradic#38AEE3, #C238E3, #E36D38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEFCEB

Lighter +30%#C9F6BE

Lighter +20%#A4F091

Lighter +10%#7EE965

Darker −10%#3ECB1D

Darker −20%#319F16

Darker −30%#237210

Darker −40%#15450A

More saturated +25%#48FF1C

Less saturated −25%#6AC754

Channel breakdown

R89

G227

B56

Red89 (34.9%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue108.42°

Saturation (HSL)75.33%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 59 · G E3 · B 38

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