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Recognised as Colour

#059800

  • #059800
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Green

#059800 is a green with RGB values 5, 152, 0 and HSL 118°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green.

Colour values

#059800#059800
HEX#059800
RGBrgb(5, 152, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.5961, 0
RGB percentages2%, 59.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(118, 100%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(118, 100%, 59.6%)
CMYK96.7%, 0%, 100%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer366,592
CSS custom property--colour: #059800;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#FA67FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C8800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E7F1Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009380no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green · ΔE 12.5Forest green · ΔE 15Limegreen · ΔE 20.7Dark green · ΔE 27.8Olivedrab · ΔE 30.8Yellow green · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourGreen (#008000)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#930098
Analogous#519800, #009847
Triadic#000598, #980005
Split complementary#470098, #980051
Tetradic#005198, #930098, #984700

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6AFF65
Lighter +30%#39FF32
Lighter +20%#08FE00
Lighter +10%#07CB00
Darker −10%#036500
Darker −20%#023200
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#059800
Less saturated −25%#178513

Channel breakdown

R5
G152
B0
Red5 (2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue118.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 98 · B 00

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