Palettes / Colors / #59AE1E

#59AE1E — Green

#59AE1E is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the green family.

#59AE1E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #721EAE; it also sits naturally between #A2AE1E and #1EAE2A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 35% · Green 68% · Blue 12%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 83% · Key 32%

Previews

CSS code for #59AE1E

.text { color: #59AE1E; }
.background { background-color: #59AE1E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #59AE1E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 174, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(95, 71%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #59AE1E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 174, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #59AE1E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 174, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#59AE1E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#59AE1E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #59AE1E

Tints of #59AE1E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #721EAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #59AE1E: #000000.

How #59AE1E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #59AE1E

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #59AE1E?

#59AE1E is Green, a green color (RGB 89, 174, 30). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #59AE1E?

#59AE1E is RGB 89, 174, 30 — HSL 95°, 71%, 40% — CMYK 49%, 0%, 83%, 32%.

What colors go with #59AE1E?

Its complement is #721EAE; analogous partners are #A2AE1E and #1EAE2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #59AE1E for text?

Black text on #59AE1E has a contrast ratio of 7.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.80:1.