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Recognised as Colour

#055B2D

  • #055B2D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#055B2D is a green with RGB values 5, 91, 45 and HSL 148°, 90%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#055B2D#055B2D
HEX#055B2D
RGBrgb(5, 91, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.3569, 0.1765
RGB percentages2%, 35.7%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(147.9, 89.6%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(147.9, 94.5%, 35.7%)
CMYK94.5%, 0%, 50.5%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer351,021
CSS custom property--colour: #055B2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#FAA4D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B5229no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#524C30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005A50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 18.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.2Dark green · ΔE 23.6Teal · ΔE 32.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.3Forest green · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B0533
Analogous#085B05, #055B58
Triadic#2D055B, #5B2D05
Split complementary#58055B, #5B0508
Tetradic#05085B, #5B0533, #5B5805

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#38F48F
Lighter +30%#0DEC75
Lighter +20%#0ABC5D
Lighter +10%#088B45
Darker −10%#022B15
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00602D
Less saturated −25%#114F2E

Channel breakdown

R5
G91
B45
Red5 (2%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue147.91°
Saturation (HSL)89.58%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 5B · B 2D

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