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#59df64

a balanced, vivid green · cool · closest name: Lime Green

RGB
89, 223, 100
HSL
125°, 68%, 61%
CMYK
60, 0, 55, 13
Luminance
0.5582

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #59df64 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#59df64
Hue
125°
green
Saturation
68%
vivid
Lightness
61%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
71%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5582
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
65/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
12.16:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 6
Where it sits
Hue125° of 360°
Saturation68%
Lightness61%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool65% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#59df64
RGBrgb(89, 223, 100)
HSLhsl(125, 68%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 0%, 55%, 13%)
LABlab(79.5 -61.0 48.9)
LCHlch(79.5 78.2 141.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.803 0.202 144.8)
Decimal5889892
Display P3color(display-p3 0.349 0.875 0.392)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #59df64;
background-color: #59df64;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#59df64] bg-[#59df64]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #59df64;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.349, green: 0.875, blue: 0.392)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#59df64")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF59DF64)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(100, 223, 89)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #59df64 · 12.16:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.73:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.16:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #59df64 as text scores 1.73:1 on white and 12.16:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#59df64 on white: 1.73:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#59df64 on black: 12.16:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E3CC58
deuteranopia · #D2C16D
tritanopia · #3DDAC4

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #59df64 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FBF4
#E8F8E9
#CAF2CD
#A1EDA7
#72E47B
#59df64
#28CD35
#21AB2C
#1A8923
#17631D
#0E3E12
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F3FBF4Darkest = 950 · #0E3E12
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FBF4;
  --brand-100: #E8F8E9;
  --brand-200: #CAF2CD;
  --brand-300: #A1EDA7;
  --brand-400: #72E47B;
  --brand-500: #59df64;
  --brand-600: #28CD35;
  --brand-700: #21AB2C;
  --brand-800: #1A8923;
  --brand-900: #17631D;
  --brand-950: #0E3E12;
  --brand: #59df64;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #59df64

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF5
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDC3
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B51
Captions on the surface
Accent#CB55E3
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#156B1C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAFBEB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142415
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #59df64

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#DF59D4
Analogous left#91DF59
Analogous right#59DFA7
Split-complement 1#A759DF
Split-complement 2#DF5991
Triadic 1#6459DF
Triadic 2#DF6459
Tetradic#5991DF

RGB percentages

Red34.9%
Green87.5%
Blue39.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan60.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow55.2%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#59df64 text on a black background

contrast 12.16:1

Card sample

#59df64 text on a white background

contrast 1.73:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #59df64;
Background color
Panel with #59df64 background
background-color: #59df64;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #59df64;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(89, 223, 100, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(89, 223, 100, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #59df64;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59df64, #59DFBD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #59df64

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#59df64 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#59df64, answered

What color is #59df64?

#59df64 is a balanced vivid green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 6). It sits at 125° on the hue wheel with 68% saturation and 61% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #59df64?

rgb(89, 223, 100) — 89 red, 223 green and 100 blue out of 255, or 34.9% / 87.5% / 39.2% by channel.

Is #59df64 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5582 and perceived brightness is 71%, so black text on it reaches 12.16:1.

Should I use black or white text on #59df64?

Black. It scores 12.16:1 against #59df64, versus 1.73:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #59df64?

#DF59D4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #A759DF and #DF5991, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #59df64?

For interface work: #F4FAF5 as the surface, #C0EDC3 for borders, #4B9B51 for secondary text, #CB55E3 as an accent and #156B1C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #91DF59 and #59DFA7 stays calm, while #DF59D4 is the loudest partner.

What is #59df64 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(60%, 0%, 55%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #59df64 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 65 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #7FDF59; nudged cooler, #57E195.

Work with #59df64 in the Color Lab