Colour

#555C46

#555C46
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#555C46 is a green with RGB values 85, 92, 70 and HSL 79°, 14%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#555C46#555C46

HEX#555C46

RGBrgb(85, 92, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3608, 0.2745

RGB percentages33.3%, 36.1%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(79.1, 13.6%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(79.1, 23.9%, 36.1%)

CMYK7.6%, 0%, 23.9%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,594,182

CSS custom property--colour: #555C46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1

Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#AAA3B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F5945no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5947no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#575A56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Gray · ΔE 20.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.6 Slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D465C

Analogous#5C5846, #4A5C46

Triadic#46555C, #5C4655

Split complementary#464A5C, #58465C

Tetradic#465C58, #4D465C, #5C464A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBC1AD

Lighter +30%#A2AB90

Lighter +20%#8A9573

Lighter +10%#70795C

Darker −10%#3A3F30

Darker −20%#1F221A

Darker −30%#050504

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5C7032

Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R85

G92

B70

Red85 (33.3%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue79.09°

Saturation (HSL)13.58%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 5C · B 46

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Colour values

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