Colour

#5EE159

#5EE159
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#5EE159 is a green with RGB values 94, 225, 89 and HSL 118°, 69%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#5EE159#5EE159

HEX#5EE159

RGBrgb(94, 225, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.8824, 0.349

RGB percentages36.9%, 88.2%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(117.8, 69.4%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(117.8, 60.4%, 88.2%)

CMYK58.2%, 0%, 60.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,218,073

CSS custom property--colour: #5EE159;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.39:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#A11EA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E6CE4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5C264no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original

Tritanopia#48DBC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 11.5 Spring green · ΔE 18.8 Pale green · ΔE 23.5 Light green · ΔE 24.4 Medium spring green · ΔE 24.9 Yellow green · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DC59E1

Analogous#A2E159, #59E198

Triadic#595EE1, #E1595E

Split complementary#9859E1, #E159A2

Tetradic#59A2E1, #DC59E1, #E19859

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DCF8DB

Lighter +20%#B2F1AF

Lighter +10%#88E984

Darker −10%#34D92E

Darker −20%#26B420

Darker −30%#1D8819

Darker −40%#145D11

More saturated +25%#47FA41

Less saturated −25%#75C972

Channel breakdown

R94

G225

B89

Red94 (36.9%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue117.79°

Saturation (HSL)69.39%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5E · G E1 · B 59

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