#59B259#59B259
#59B259 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.152 H 143.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59B259 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 178, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 37%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 50%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 50%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.50, -45.04, 37.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.50, 58.45, 140.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.73% -0.1225 0.09) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.73% 0.152 143.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8423, 34.6843, 14.9930) |
| Luminance | 0.3469 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Pastel Green
#56AE57
ΔE00 1.18
Boring Green
#63B365
ΔE00 2.04
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 3.09
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 3.21
Medium Green
#39AD48
ΔE00 3.41
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59B259 #B259B2
analogous
#86B259 #59B259 #59B286
triadic
#59B259 #5959B2 #B25959
tetradic
#59B259 #5986B2 #B259B2 #B28659
square
#59B259 #5986B2 #B259B2 #B28659
split-complementary
#59B259 #8659B2 #B25986
monochromatic
#2E632E #418D41 #59B259 #83C583 #ADD9AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#59B259 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.94
#59B259 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59B259
7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59B259 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59B259 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.94 | 7.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A451
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99C5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4DAE9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59b259; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 178, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.152 143.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eca8a',
500: '#59b259',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59b259; $custom-light: #8eca8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59b259",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 178,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 120,
"s": 36.626,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68729,
"c": 0.152,
"h": 143.7
},
"luminance": 0.34686
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59B259
secondary
#C7A0C7
accent
#5BCDCD
background
#F9FCF8
surface
#F1F8F0
border
#CBD1CB
text
#0D130C
muted
#7E827D