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Recognised as Colour

#059539

  • #059539
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#059539 is a green with RGB values 5, 149, 57 and HSL 142°, 94%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#059539#059539
HEX#059539
RGBrgb(5, 149, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.5843, 0.2235
RGB percentages2%, 58.4%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(141.7, 93.5%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141.7, 96.6%, 58.4%)
CMYK96.6%, 0%, 61.7%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer365,881
CSS custom property--colour: #059539;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#FA6AC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97872Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#897D41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009281no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 8.2Green · ΔE 13.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 19Dark green · ΔE 20.6Sea green · ΔE 23.1Olivedrab · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 8.19, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#950561
Analogous#199505, #059581
Triadic#390595, #953905
Split complementary#810595, #950519
Tetradic#051995, #950561, #958105

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6CFA9F
Lighter +30%#3BF87F
Lighter +20%#09F75F
Lighter +10%#07C64C
Darker −10%#036426
Darker −20%#023213
Darker −30%#000100
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009A38
Less saturated −25%#18823E

Channel breakdown

R5
G149
B57
Red5 (2%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue141.67°
Saturation (HSL)93.51%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 95 · B 39

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