Colour

#557B2F

#557B2F
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#557B2F is a green with RGB values 85, 123, 47 and HSL 90°, 45%, 33%. 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

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HEX#557B2F

RGBrgb(85, 123, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4824, 0.1843

RGB percentages33.3%, 48.2%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(90, 44.7%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(90, 61.8%, 48.2%)

CMYK30.9%, 0%, 61.8%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,602,095

CSS custom property--colour: #557B2F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#AA84D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807227no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B6F35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Tritanopia#56766Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 11.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 15.1 Dark green · ΔE 20.5 Sea green · ΔE 21.2 Forest green · ΔE 24.4 Olive · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#552F7B

Analogous#7B7B2F, #2F7B2F

Triadic#2F557B, #7B2F55

Split complementary#2F2F7B, #7B2F7B

Tetradic#2F7B7B, #552F7B, #7B2F2F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBD99D

Lighter +30%#A2CB78

Lighter +20%#88BD53

Lighter +10%#6FA03D

Darker −10%#3C5621

Darker −20%#223113

Darker −30%#090C05

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#55901A

Less saturated −25%#556644

Channel breakdown

R85

G123

B47

Red85 (33.3%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue90°

Saturation (HSL)44.71%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 7B · B 2F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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