#59B231#59B231
#59B231 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.184 H 137.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59B231 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 178, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(101, 57%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(101, 72%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 72.5%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.11, -49.30, 54.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.11, 73.59, 132.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.28% -0.1363 0.1235) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.28% 0.184 137.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5939, 34.1849, 8.4183) |
| Luminance | 0.3419 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 1.80
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 2.03
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 2.85
Kermit Green
#5CB200
ΔE00 3.25
Kelly Green
#4CBB17
ΔE00 3.30
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 3.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59B231 #8A31B2
analogous
#9AB231 #59B231 #31B249
triadic
#59B231 #3159B2 #B23159
tetradic
#59B231 #319AB2 #8A31B2 #B24931
square
#59B231 #319AB2 #8A31B2 #B24931
split-complementary
#59B231 #4931B2 #B2319A
monochromatic
#295217 #418224 #59B231 #78CF51 #9DDC81
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#59B231 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#59B231 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59B231
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59B231 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59B231 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A31A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9B3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#53AC99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59b231; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 178, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.184 137.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90ca71',
500: '#59b231',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59b231; $custom-light: #90ca71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59b231",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 178,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 101.395,
"s": 56.828,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6828,
"c": 0.18393,
"h": 137.8
},
"luminance": 0.34186
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59B231
secondary
#AE79C5
accent
#48E0B1
background
#F9FCF7
surface
#F2F8ED
border
#CCD1C8
text
#0D1308
muted
#7E827B