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Recognised as Colour

#059429

  • #059429
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#059429 is a green with RGB values 5, 148, 41 and HSL 135°, 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

#059429#059429
HEX#059429
RGBrgb(5, 148, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.5804, 0.1608
RGB percentages2%, 58%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(135.1, 93.5%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.1, 96.6%, 58%)
CMYK96.6%, 0%, 72.3%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer365,609
CSS custom property--colour: #059429;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#FA6BD6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#978518no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#897C34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00907Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 6Green · ΔE 9.2Dark green · ΔE 20.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.8Olivedrab · ΔE 27.1Limegreen · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 5.98, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#940570
Analogous#299405, #059471
Triadic#290594, #942905
Split complementary#710594, #940528
Tetradic#052894, #940570, #947005

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6BFA8F
Lighter +30%#3AF86A
Lighter +20%#08F744
Lighter +10%#07C537
Darker −10%#03631B
Darker −20%#02310E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009927
Less saturated −25%#188132

Channel breakdown

R5
G148
B41
Red5 (2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue135.1°
Saturation (HSL)93.46%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 94 · B 29

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