Colour

#555B47

#555B47
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#555B47 is a green with RGB values 85, 91, 71 and HSL 78°, 12%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#555B47#555B47

HEX#555B47

RGBrgb(85, 91, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3569, 0.2784

RGB percentages33.3%, 35.7%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(78, 12.3%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(78, 22%, 35.7%)

CMYK6.6%, 0%, 22%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,593,927

CSS custom property--colour: #555B47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1

Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#AAA4B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E5946no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5948no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#575955no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Gray · ΔE 20.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.9 Slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4D475B

Analogous#5B5747, #4B5B47

Triadic#47555B, #5B4755

Split complementary#474B5B, #57475B

Tetradic#475B57, #4D475B, #5B474B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BBC0AE

Lighter +30%#A2AA91

Lighter +20%#8A9375

Lighter +10%#70785D

Darker −10%#3A3E31

Darker −20%#1F221A

Darker −30%#050504

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5D6F33

Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R85

G91

B71

Red85 (33.3%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue78°

Saturation (HSL)12.35%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 5B · B 47

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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