Palettes / Colors / #59BF40

#59BF40 — Muted Green

#59BF40 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olivedrab (#6B8E23) — not an exact match. CSS olivedrab gives you #6B8E23, a different color; use #59BF40 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#59BF40 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A640BF; it also sits naturally between #99BF40 and #40BF66. 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 75% · Blue 25%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 66% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #59BF40

.text { color: #59BF40; }
.background { background-color: #59BF40; }
.border { border: 3px solid #59BF40; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 191, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(108, 50%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #59BF40; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 191, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #59BF40; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 191, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#59BF40">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#59BF40">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A640BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #59BF40: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #59BF40

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #59BF40 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #59BF40 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #59BF3F  ·  #59BF41 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #59BF40?

#59BF40 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 89, 191, 64). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #59BF40?

#59BF40 is RGB 89, 191, 64 — HSL 108°, 50%, 50% — CMYK 53%, 0%, 66%, 25%.

What colors go with #59BF40?

Its complement is #A640BF; analogous partners are #99BF40 and #40BF66. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #59BF40 for text?

Black text on #59BF40 has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.