Colour

#55755A

#55755A
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#55755A is a green with RGB values 85, 117, 90 and HSL 129°, 16%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#55755A

RGBrgb(85, 117, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4588, 0.3529

RGB percentages33.3%, 45.9%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(129.4, 15.8%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(129.4, 27.4%, 45.9%)

CMYK27.4%, 0%, 23.1%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,600,602

CSS custom property--colour: #55755A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#AA8AA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#766F58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#706C5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#51746Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.8 Dim grey · ΔE 20.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Gray · ΔE 22.1 Teal · ΔE 22.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 19.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#755570

Analogous#607555, #55756A

Triadic#5A5575, #755A55

Split complementary#6A5575, #755560

Tetradic#556075, #755570, #756A55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3D3C5

Lighter +30%#A5BEA9

Lighter +20%#88A88D

Lighter +10%#6A9371

Darker −10%#405743

Darker −20%#2A3A2D

Darker −30%#151C16

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3C8E49

Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R85

G117

B90

Red85 (33.3%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue129.38°

Saturation (HSL)15.84%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 75 · B 5A

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