Colour

#557F42

#557F42
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#557F42 is a green with RGB values 85, 127, 66 and HSL 101°, 32%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#557F42

RGBrgb(85, 127, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.498, 0.2588

RGB percentages33.3%, 49.8%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(101.3, 31.6%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(101.3, 48%, 49.8%)

CMYK33.1%, 0%, 48%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,603,138

CSS custom property--colour: #557F42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#AA80BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83763Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7346no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Tritanopia#547B71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 10.5 Sea green · ΔE 15.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 22 Dark green · ΔE 24.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.6 Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 10.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C427F

Analogous#737F42, #427F4E

Triadic#42557F, #7F4255

Split complementary#4D427F, #7F4274

Tetradic#42747F, #6C427F, #7F4E42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0D8B5

Lighter +30%#A3C793

Lighter +20%#87B572

Lighter +10%#6BA153

Darker −10%#3F5D31

Darker −20%#283C1F

Darker −30%#121A0E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4C972A

Less saturated −25%#5E675A

Channel breakdown

R85

G127

B66

Red85 (33.3%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue101.31°

Saturation (HSL)31.61%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 7F · B 42

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Colour values

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