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Recognised as Colour

#5AE959

  • #5AE959
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#5AE959 is a green with RGB values 90, 233, 89 and HSL 120°, 77%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#5AE959#5AE959
HEX#5AE959
RGBrgb(90, 233, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.9137, 0.349
RGB percentages35.3%, 91.4%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(119.6, 76.6%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(119.6, 61.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK61.4%, 0%, 61.8%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,957,977
CSS custom property--colour: #5AE959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.23:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#A516A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EED548no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC965no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3EE3CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 10.8Spring green · ΔE 16.4Medium spring green · ΔE 25.8Pale green · ΔE 26.7Light green · ΔE 28.2Lawn green · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E859E9
Analogous#A2E959, #59E9A0
Triadic#595AE9, #E9595A
Split complementary#A059E9, #E959A2
Tetradic#59A2E9, #E859E9, #E9A059

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0FBE0
Lighter +20%#B4F5B3
Lighter +10%#87EF86
Darker −10%#2DE32C
Darker −20%#1BC21A
Darker −30%#159514
Darker −40%#0E680E
More saturated +25%#44FF43
Less saturated −25%#71D270

Channel breakdown

R90
G233
B89
Red90 (35.3%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue119.58°
Saturation (HSL)76.6%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G E9 · B 59

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