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Recognised as Colour

#059421

  • #059421
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#059421 is a green with RGB values 5, 148, 33 and HSL 132°, 93%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#059421#059421
HEX#059421
RGBrgb(5, 148, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.5804, 0.1294
RGB percentages2%, 58%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(131.7, 93.5%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131.7, 96.6%, 58%)
CMYK96.6%, 0%, 77.7%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer365,601
CSS custom property--colour: #059421;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#FA6BDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#978506no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#897C2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Tritanopia#00907Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 7.2Green · ΔE 8.3Dark green · ΔE 21.9Limegreen · ΔE 26.2Olivedrab · ΔE 27.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 7.21, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#940578
Analogous#319405, #059468
Triadic#210594, #942105
Split complementary#690594, #940531
Tetradic#053194, #940578, #946805

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6BFA87
Lighter +30%#3AF85F
Lighter +20%#08F737
Lighter +10%#07C52C
Darker −10%#036316
Darker −20%#02310B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00991E
Less saturated −25%#18812D

Channel breakdown

R5
G148
B33
Red5 (2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue131.75°
Saturation (HSL)93.46%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 94 · B 21

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