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Recognised as Colour

#5ED859

  • #5ED859
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#5ED859 is a green with RGB values 94, 216, 89 and HSL 118°, 62%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#5ED859#5ED859
HEX#5ED859
RGBrgb(94, 216, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.8471, 0.349
RGB percentages36.9%, 84.7%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(117.6, 62%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.6, 58.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK56.5%, 0%, 58.8%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,215,769
CSS custom property--colour: #5ED859;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.44:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#A127A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDC64Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDBB63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4BD2BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14Light green · ΔE 21.1Pale green · ΔE 21.2Spring green · ΔE 21.9Medium spring green · ΔE 24.7Yellow green · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D359D8
Analogous#9ED859, #59D893
Triadic#595ED8, #D8595E
Split complementary#9359D8, #D8599E
Tetradic#599ED8, #D359D8, #D89359

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFE
Lighter +30%#D6F5D5
Lighter +20%#AEEBAC
Lighter +10%#86E282
Darker −10%#37CE30
Darker −20%#2CA427
Darker −30%#217B1D
Darker −40%#165213
More saturated +25%#46F23F
Less saturated −25%#76BE73

Channel breakdown

R94
G216
B89
Red94 (36.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue117.64°
Saturation (HSL)61.95%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5E · G D8 · B 59

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