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Recognised as Colour

#059948

  • #059948
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#059948 is a green with RGB values 5, 153, 72 and HSL 147°, 94%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#059948#059948
HEX#059948
RGBrgb(5, 153, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6, 0.2824
RGB percentages2%, 60%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(147.2, 93.7%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(147.2, 96.7%, 60%)
CMYK96.7%, 0%, 52.9%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer366,920
CSS custom property--colour: #059948;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#FA66B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A8B41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B814Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 13.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.8Sea green · ΔE 18.5Green · ΔE 19.3Dark green · ΔE 23Olivedrab · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#990556
Analogous#0C9905, #059992
Triadic#480599, #994805
Split complementary#920599, #99050C
Tetradic#050C99, #990556, #999205

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#70FAAE
Lighter +30%#3EF993
Lighter +20%#0DF777
Lighter +10%#07CA5F
Darker −10%#036831
Darker −20%#02361A
Darker −30%#000502
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009E48
Less saturated −25%#19854A

Channel breakdown

R5
G153
B72
Red5 (2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue147.16°
Saturation (HSL)93.67%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 99 · B 48

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