Recognised as Colour
#00551B
- #00551B
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark green
#00551B is a green with RGB values 0, 85, 27 and HSL 139°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark green.
Colour values
#00551B#00551B
HEX#00551B
RGBrgb(0, 85, 27)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3333, 0.1059
RGB percentages0%, 33.3%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(139.1, 100%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.1, 100%, 33.3%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 68.2%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer21,787
CSS custom property--colour: #00551B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#FFAAE4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#55003A
Analogous#0F5500, #005545
Triadic#1B0055, #551B00
Split complementary#450055, #550010
Tetradic#001055, #55003A, #554600
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G85
B27
Red0 (0%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue139.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 55 · B 1B
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