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#59CF6B Color

#59CF6B is rgb(89, 207, 107) in RGB, hsl(129, 55%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 48%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#59CF6B
HEX#59CF6B
RGBrgb(89, 207, 107)
HSLhsl(129, 55%, 58%)
HSVhsv(129, 57%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 48%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.175 146.6)
LABlab(74.73% -50.43 39.01)
LCHlch(74.73% 63.75 142.27)

What #59CF6B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #59CF6B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 6.9Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.55Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.85Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 11.02Mantis#74C365ΔE 11.67Light Green#90EE90ΔE 14.24

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#59CF6B Channel Values

How #59CF6B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 89 · G 207 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 55% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 57% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #59CF6B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #59CF6B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #59CF6B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #59CF6B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#59CF6B
Complementary
#CF59BD
Analogous
#82CF59
Analogous
#59CFA6
Triadic
#6B59CF
Triadic
#CF6B59
Split comp.
#A659CF
Split comp.
#CF5982

Tints & Shades of #59CF6B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#71D680
#84DB92
#9CE2A7
#B4E9BC
#CCF0D1
#DFF6E3

Shades

#39C64E
#31AA43
#288A37
#1F6B2A
#164B1E
#0E2F13

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #59CF6B.

How #59CF6B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#59CF6B
Protanopia#C1C16C
Protanomaly#A2C76B
Deuteranopia#B3B370
Deuteranomaly#97BF6E
Tritanopia#70C6C6
Tritanomaly#67CAA9
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #59CF6B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-59cf6b: #59CF6B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #59CF6B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-59cf6b': '#59CF6B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.349, green: 0.812, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_59cf6b">#59CF6B</color>
SVG fillfill="#59CF6B"

More Green Colors

#59CF6B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#59CF6B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #59CF6B?

#59CF6B is a mid-tone green — rgb(89, 207, 107) in RGB and hsl(129, 55%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.9.

What is the RGB value of #59CF6B?

#59CF6B is rgb(89, 207, 107) — red 89, green 207, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #59CF6B?

#59CF6B converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 48%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #59CF6B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #59CF6B scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #59CF6B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #59CF6B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 14.24, which is visibly different.

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