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Recognised as Colour

#59E397

  • #59E397
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#59E397 is a green with RGB values 89, 227, 151 and HSL 147°, 71%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#59E397#59E397
HEX#59E397
RGBrgb(89, 227, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8902, 0.5922
RGB percentages34.9%, 89%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(147, 71.1%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(147, 60.8%, 89%)
CMYK60.8%, 0%, 33.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,890,967
CSS custom property--colour: #59E397;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.86:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#A61C68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2D292no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFC59Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#1BE1CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 14.3Pale green · ΔE 16.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.4Medium spring green · ΔE 18.4Aquamarine · ΔE 21.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 14.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E359A5
Analogous#60E359, #59E3DC
Triadic#9759E3, #E39759
Split complementary#DC59E3, #E35960
Tetradic#5960E3, #E359A5, #E3DC59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCF9E9
Lighter +20%#B0F2CE
Lighter +10%#85EAB2
Darker −10%#2DDC7C
Darker −20%#1FB763
Darker −30%#188B4C
Darker −40%#106034
More saturated +25%#41FB95
Less saturated −25%#71CB99

Channel breakdown

R89
G227
B151
Red89 (34.9%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue146.96°
Saturation (HSL)71.13%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G E3 · B 97

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