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Colour

#59E589

  • #59E589
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#59E589 is a green with RGB values 89, 229, 137 and HSL 141°, 73%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#59E589#59E589
HEX#59E589
RGBrgb(89, 229, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.898, 0.5373
RGB percentages34.9%, 89.8%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(140.6, 72.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.6, 61.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK61.1%, 0%, 40.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,891,465
CSS custom property--colour: #59E589;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#A61A76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6D382no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3C68Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Tritanopia#27E2CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.7Pale green · ΔE 13.8Medium spring green · ΔE 14.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.4Spring green · ΔE 24.2Aquamarine · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E559B5
Analogous#6FE559, #59E5CF
Triadic#8959E5, #E58959
Split complementary#CF59E5, #E5596F
Tetradic#596FE5, #E559B5, #E5CF59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDFAE7
Lighter +20%#B1F3C8
Lighter +10%#85ECA8
Darker −10%#2DDE6A
Darker −20%#1DBB53
Darker −30%#168F40
Darker −40%#0F632C
More saturated +25%#41FD81
Less saturated −25%#71CD91

Channel breakdown

R89
G229
B137
Red89 (34.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue140.57°
Saturation (HSL)72.92%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G E5 · B 89

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