#59A237#59A237
#59A237 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.159 H 137.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59A237 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 162, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(101, 49%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(101, 66%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.1%, 0%, 66%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.10, -42.35, 47.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.10, 63.26, 132.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.18% -0.1171 0.1082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.18% 0.159 137.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7292, 28.2392, 8.1302) |
| Luminance | 0.2824 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.09
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 3.51
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 3.69
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 3.78
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 4.10
Off Green
#6BA353
ΔE00 4.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59A237 #8037A2
analogous
#8EA237 #59A237 #37A24B
triadic
#59A237 #3759A2 #A23759
tetradic
#59A237 #378EA2 #8037A2 #A24B37
square
#59A237 #378EA2 #8037A2 #A24B37
split-complementary
#59A237 #4B37A2 #A2378E
monochromatic
#274718 #407427 #59A237 #76C452 #9AD480
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.16
#59A237 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.65
#59A237 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #59A237
6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59A237 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59A237 | 1.00 | 3.16 | 6.65 | 6.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79529
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8F40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#559C8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59a237; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 162, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.159 137.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ebe73',
500: '#59a237',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59a237; $custom-light: #8ebe73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59a237",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 162,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 100.935,
"s": 49.309,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64184,
"c": 0.15944,
"h": 137.3
},
"luminance": 0.2824
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59A237
secondary
#A778BD
accent
#4FD9AD
background
#F9FBF7
surface
#F1F7ED
border
#CBD0C8
text
#0D1208
muted
#7E817B