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Recognised as Colour

#555A41

  • #555A41
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#555A41 is a green with RGB values 85, 90, 65 and HSL 72°, 16%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#555A41#555A41
HEX#555A41
RGBrgb(85, 90, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3529, 0.2549
RGB percentages33.3%, 35.3%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(72, 16.1%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72, 27.8%, 35.3%)
CMYK5.6%, 0%, 27.8%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,593,665
CSS custom property--colour: #555A41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#AAA5BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D573Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D5842no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#585753no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.2Gray · ΔE 22.5Slate grey · ΔE 29.4Light slate grey · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46415A
Analogous#5A5341, #495A41
Triadic#41555A, #5A4155
Split complementary#41495A, #53415A
Tetradic#415A53, #46415A, #5A4149

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBC0A7
Lighter +30%#A4AA8A
Lighter +20%#8D956C
Lighter +10%#717856
Darker −10%#393C2C
Darker −20%#1D1F16
Darker −30%#010101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#616D2E
Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R85
G90
B65
Red85 (33.3%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue72°
Saturation (HSL)16.13%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 5A · B 41

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