HEX atlas value

#59AA03

#59AA03 is a cool green HEX color close to Kelly Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 89, 170, 3, HSL 89, 97%, 34%, has luminance 0.3088, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#59AA03 Sample readable text

HEX #59AA03

RGB rgb(89, 170, 3)

HSL hsl(89 97% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(48, 0, 98, 33)

Luminance 0.3088

Contrast Black 7.18:1White 2.93:1

CSS

--color-59aa03: #59AA03;
.background-59aa03 { background-color: #59AA03; }
.text-59aa03 { color: #59AA03; }

Luminance0.3088

Black text7.18:1AA Pass

White text2.93:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#59AA03","rgb":[89,170,3],"hsl":[89,97,34],"cmyk":[48,0,98,33],"luminance":0.3088,"contrast":{"black":7.18,"white":2.93}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#89FB0E","hex":"#89FB0E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.87,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#5403AB","hex":"#5403AB","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.98,"contrastWhite":10.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2A5001","hex":"#2A5001","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.25,"contrastWhite":9.35,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.43,"contrastWhite":2.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#ABA803","hex":"#ABA803","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.33,"contrastWhite":2.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Kelly Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/59aa03.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/kelly-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/avocado.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5403AB","analogous":["#ABA803","#05AB03"],"triadic":["#035AAB","#AB035A"],"tetradic":["#03ABA8","#5403AB","#AB0305"],"splitComplementary":["#0305AB","#A803AB"],"monochromatic":["#89FB0E","#59AA03","#2A5001"]}

Variants

{"light":"#89FB0E","dark":"#2A5001","saturated":"#5AAD00","desaturated":"#599816","pastel":"#99EC41","neon":"#6FD600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":29.29163703175362},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":38.58756276314948},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":40.11234224026316},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":46.17358552246078},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":46.17358552246078}]

HEX meaning and use

About #59AA03

#59AA03 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #59AA03 is visually closest to Kelly Green, a named green color with HEX #4CBB17.

The RGB channels are 89, 170, and 3, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 89deg with 97% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.3088, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.29, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.18:1AA Pass

White text2.93:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #59AA03 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.18:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.93:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#89FB0E#000000 text · best 15.87:1#89FB0E

#5403AB#FFFFFF text · best 10.62:1#5403AB

#2A5001#FFFFFF text · best 9.35:1#2A5001

Kelly Green#000000 text · best 8.43:1#4CBB17

#ABA803#000000 text · best 8.33:1#ABA803

Generated Palette

#59AA03#59AA03

#5403AB#5403AB

#ABA803#ABA803

#05AB03#05AB03

#89FB0E#89FB0E

#2A5001#2A5001

Color Harmonies

#5403AB#5403AB

#ABA803#ABA803

#05AB03#05AB03

#035AAB#035AAB

#AB035A#AB035A

Variants

#89FB0E#89FB0E

#2A5001#2A5001

#5AAD00#5AAD00

#599816#599816

#99EC41#99EC41

#6FD600#6FD600

Nearest Named Colors

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Scheele Green#478800

Avocado#568203

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

#59AA03

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #59AA03

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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