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Recognised as Colour

#5FBF59

  • #5FBF59
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#5FBF59 is a green with RGB values 95, 191, 89 and HSL 116°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#5FBF59#5FBF59
HEX#5FBF59
RGBrgb(95, 191, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.749, 0.349
RGB percentages37.3%, 74.9%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(116.5, 44.3%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(116.5, 53.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK50.3%, 0%, 53.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,274,905
CSS custom property--colour: #5FBF59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#A040A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3B050no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A760no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#53BAA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.8Forest green · ΔE 19.4Pale green · ΔE 21.4Green · ΔE 24.9Olivedrab · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B959BF
Analogous#92BF59, #59BF86
Triadic#595FBF, #BF595F
Split complementary#8659BF, #BF5992
Tetradic#5992BF, #B959BF, #BF8659

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF8EC
Lighter +30%#C9EAC7
Lighter +20%#A6DBA3
Lighter +10%#82CD7E
Darker −10%#46A540
Darker −20%#368032
Darker −30%#275C23
Darker −40%#173715
More saturated +25%#46DC3C
Less saturated −25%#78A276

Channel breakdown

R95
G191
B89
Red95 (37.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue116.47°
Saturation (HSL)44.35%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5F · G BF · B 59

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