Colour

#59FF59

#59FF59
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#59FF59 is a green with RGB values 89, 255, 89 and HSL 120°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#59FF59#59FF59

HEX#59FF59

RGBrgb(89, 255, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 1, 0.349

RGB percentages34.9%, 100%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(120, 100%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120, 65.1%, 100%)

CMYK65.1%, 0%, 65.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,898,073

CSS custom property--colour: #59FF59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.87:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#A600A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE843no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0DB68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Tritanopia#31F8DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 17.8 Spring green · ΔE 17.9 Lawn green · ΔE 21.1 Chartreuse · ΔE 21.8 Lime · ΔE 22.8 Green yellow · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 17.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF59FF

Analogous#ACFF59, #59FFAC

Triadic#5959FF, #FF5959

Split complementary#AC59FF, #FF59AC

Tetradic#59ACFF, #FF59FF, #FFAC59

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2FFF2

Lighter +20%#BFFFBF

Lighter +10%#8CFF8C

Darker −10%#26FF26

Darker −20%#00F200

Darker −30%#00BF00

Darker −40%#008C00

More saturated +25%#59FF59

Less saturated −25%#6EEA6E

Channel breakdown

R89

G255

B89

Red89 (34.9%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue120°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 59 · G FF · B 59

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