Colour

#557A21

#557A21
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#557A21 is a green with RGB values 85, 122, 33 and HSL 85°, 57%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#557A21

RGBrgb(85, 122, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4784, 0.1294

RGB percentages33.3%, 47.8%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(84.9, 57.4%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(84.9, 73%, 47.8%)

CMYK30.3%, 0%, 73%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,601,825

CSS custom property--colour: #557A21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#AA85DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807113no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B6E29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#577568no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 10.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 15.4 Dark green · ΔE 19 Olive · ΔE 21.2 Forest green · ΔE 22.4 Green · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#46217A

Analogous#7A7321, #297A21

Triadic#21557A, #7A2155

Split complementary#21297A, #72217A

Tetradic#217A72, #46217A, #7A2129

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBDF88

Lighter +30%#A4D460

Lighter +20%#8DC938

Lighter +10%#71A22C

Darker −10%#395216

Darker −20%#1D2A0B

Darker −30%#010200

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#588D0E

Less saturated −25%#526734

Channel breakdown

R85

G122

B33

Red85 (33.3%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue84.94°

Saturation (HSL)57.42%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 7A · B 21

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