#59C879#59C879
#59C879 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.153 H 150.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59C879 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 200, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(137, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(137, 56%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.5%, 0%, 39.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.77, -49.04, 30.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.77, 57.58, 148.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.84% -0.1329 0.075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.84% 0.153 150.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2233, 44.8104, 25.2474) |
| Luminance | 0.4481 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 0.75
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.46
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 2.99
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.58
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.98
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 4.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59C879 #C859A8
analogous
#71C859 #59C879 #59C8B0
triadic
#59C879 #7959C8 #C87959
tetradic
#59C879 #5971C8 #C859A8 #C8B059
square
#59C879 #5971C8 #C859A8 #C8B059
split-complementary
#59C879 #B059C8 #C85971
monochromatic
#297D42 #39AB5A #59C879 #87D79E #B5E6C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#59C879 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#59C879 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59C879
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59C879 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59C879 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.96 | 9.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B973
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAE7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3DC5B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59c879; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 200, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.153 150.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d9a0',
500: '#59c879',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59c879; $custom-light: #91d9a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59c879",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 200,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 137.297,
"s": 50.226,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74838,
"c": 0.15258,
"h": 150.6
},
"luminance": 0.44813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59C879
secondary
#D5A8C8
accent
#4EB1DA
background
#F9FDF9
surface
#F2FBF2
border
#CCD4CC
text
#0D150F
muted
#7E837E