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Recognised as Colour

#059506

  • #059506
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Green

#059506 is a green with RGB values 5, 149, 6 and HSL 120°, 94%, 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 Green.

Colour values

#059506#059506
HEX#059506
RGBrgb(5, 149, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.5843, 0.0235
RGB percentages2%, 58.4%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(120.4, 93.5%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120.4, 96.6%, 58.4%)
CMYK96.6%, 0%, 96%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer365,830
CSS custom property--colour: #059506;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#FA6AF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#988600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B7C20no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00907Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green · ΔE 10.4Forest green · ΔE 12.7Limegreen · ΔE 22.5Dark green · ΔE 25.7Olivedrab · ΔE 29.5Yellow green · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourGreen (#008000)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#950594
Analogous#4C9505, #05954E
Triadic#060595, #950605
Split complementary#4E0595, #95054C
Tetradic#054C95, #950594, #954E05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6CFA6D
Lighter +30%#3BF83C
Lighter +20%#09F70B
Lighter +10%#07C608
Darker −10%#036404
Darker −20%#023202
Darker −30%#000100
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009A01
Less saturated −25%#188219

Channel breakdown

R5
G149
B6
Red5 (2%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue120.42°
Saturation (HSL)93.51%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 95 · B 06

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