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#59f430

a balanced, electric green · neutral · closest name: Lime

RGB
89, 244, 48
HSL
107°, 90%, 57%
CMYK
64, 0, 80, 4
Luminance
0.6704

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #59f430 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#59f430
Hue
107°
green
Saturation
90%
electric
Lightness
57%
balanced
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
76%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6704
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
57/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.41:1
Closest name
Lime
ΔE2000 3.2
Where it sits
Hue107° of 360°
Saturation90%
Lightness57%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool57% cool

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

Every format

HEX#59f430
RGBrgb(89, 244, 48)
HSLhsl(107, 90%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 80%, 4%)
LABlab(85.5 -72.5 74.6)
LCHlch(85.5 104.0 134.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.851 0.258 140.3)
Decimal5895216
Display P3color(display-p3 0.349 0.957 0.188)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #59f430;
background-color: #59f430;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#59f430] bg-[#59f430]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #59f430;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.349, green: 0.957, blue: 0.188)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#59f430")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF59F430)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(48, 244, 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 #59f430 · 14.41:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.46:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.41:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #59f430 as text scores 1.46:1 on white and 14.41:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#59f430 on white: 1.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#59f430 on black: 14.41:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FBDD00
deuteranopia · #E8D149
tritanopia · #40ECD1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #59f430 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.

#F4FDF2
#E9FBE5
#CEF8C3
#AAF994
#7FF75F
#59f430
#3BE80C
#31C20A
#279B08
#20700B
#144607
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F4FDF2Darkest = 950 · #144607
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FDF2;
  --brand-100: #E9FBE5;
  --brand-200: #CEF8C3;
  --brand-300: #AAF994;
  --brand-400: #7FF75F;
  --brand-500: #59f430;
  --brand-600: #3BE80C;
  --brand-700: #31C20A;
  --brand-800: #279B08;
  --brand-900: #20700B;
  --brand-950: #144607;
  --brand: #59f430;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #59f430

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#F6FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C9EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5B9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#9A2CF8
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#1F7906
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#ECFEE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#172414
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 #59f430

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#CB30F4
Analogous left#BBF430
Analogous right#30F469
Split-complement 1#6930F4
Split-complement 2#F430BB
Triadic 1#3059F4
Triadic 2#F43059
Tetradic#30BBF4

RGB percentages

Red34.9%
Green95.7%
Blue18.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan63.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow80.3%
Key (black)4.3%

Color previews

#59f430 text on a black background

contrast 14.41:1

Card sample

#59f430 text on a white background

contrast 1.46:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #59f430;
Background color
Panel with #59f430 background
background-color: #59f430;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #59f430;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(89, 244, 48, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(89, 244, 48, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #59f430;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59f430, #30F48A);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #59f430

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.

#59f430 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

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#59f430, answered

What color is #59f430?

#59f430 is a balanced electric green, closest to Lime (ΔE2000 3.2). It sits at 107° on the hue wheel with 90% saturation and 57% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #59f430?

rgb(89, 244, 48) — 89 red, 244 green and 48 blue out of 255, or 34.9% / 95.7% / 18.8% by channel.

Is #59f430 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6704 and perceived brightness is 76%, so black text on it reaches 14.41:1.

Should I use black or white text on #59f430?

Black. It scores 14.41:1 against #59f430, versus 1.46:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #59f430?

#CB30F4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #6930F4 and #F430BB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #59f430?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #C9EDC0 for borders, #5B9B4B for secondary text, #9A2CF8 as an accent and #1F7906 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #BBF430 and #30F469 stays calm, while #CB30F4 is the loudest partner.

What is #59f430 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(64%, 0%, 80%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #59f430 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 57 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #A1F430; nudged cooler, #2EF64D.

Work with #59f430 in the Color Lab