Recognised as Colour
#557D1C
- #557D1C
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Olivedrab
#557D1C is a green with RGB values 85, 125, 28 and HSL 85°, 63%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.
Colour values
#557D1C#557D1C
HEX#557D1C
RGBrgb(85, 125, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4902, 0.1098
RGB percentages33.3%, 49%, 11%
HSLhsl(84.7, 63.4%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.7, 77.6%, 49%)
CMYK32%, 0%, 77.6%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,602,588
CSS custom property--colour: #557D1C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#AA82E3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#441C7D
Analogous#7D751C, #247D1C
Triadic#1C557D, #7D1C55
Split complementary#1C247D, #751C7D
Tetradic#1C7D75, #441C7D, #7D1C24
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G125
B28
Red85 (33.3%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue84.74°
Saturation (HSL)63.4%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 7D · B 1C
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