Colour
#55795B
- #55795B
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#55795B is a green with RGB values 85, 121, 91 and HSL 130°, 17%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#55795B#55795B
HEX#55795B
RGBrgb(85, 121, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4745, 0.3569
RGB percentages33.3%, 47.5%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(130, 17.5%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130, 29.8%, 47.5%)
CMYK29.8%, 0%, 24.8%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,601,627
CSS custom property--colour: #55795B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#AA86A4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#795573
Analogous#617955, #55796D
Triadic#5B5579, #795B55
Split complementary#6D5579, #795561
Tetradic#556179, #795573, #796D55
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G121
B91
Red85 (33.3%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue130°
Saturation (HSL)17.48%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 79 · B 5B
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