What color is #59C256?

#59C256 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59C256?

The RGB value is 89, 194, 86: 89 red, 194 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59C256?

The complementary color is #BF56C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59C256?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59C256 color

#59C256 rgb(89, 194, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #59C256 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 76.1% green and 33.7% blue (89, 194, 86).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 47% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#59C256 color codes

HEX	`#59C256`
RGB	`rgb(89, 194, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 76.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 47%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 56%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 56%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.44, -51.84, 44.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.44, 68.44, 139.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.09, 41.377, 15.467)`
Decimal	`5882454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59C256, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #59C256	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#59C256 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #59C256 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59c256; }
.text { color: #59c256; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59c256; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 194 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59c256, #56c289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #59C256?: #59C256 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59C256?: The RGB value is 89, 194, 86: 89 red, 194 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59C256?: The complementary color is #BF56C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59C256?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.