Recognised as Colour

#55896C

#55896C
Green
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#55896C is a green with RGB values 85, 137, 108 and HSL 147°, 23%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

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HEX#55896C

RGBrgb(85, 137, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.5373, 0.4235

RGB percentages33.3%, 53.7%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(146.5, 23.4%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(146.5, 38%, 53.7%)

CMYK38%, 0%, 21.2%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,605,740

CSS custom property--colour: #55896C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#AA7693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88826Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#807C6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Tritanopia#4A8881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 18.5 Teal · ΔE 19.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 18.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#895572

Analogous#588955, #558986

Triadic#6C5589, #896C55

Split complementary#865589, #895558

Tetradic#555889, #895572, #898655

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBDFD4

Lighter +30%#ACCBBA

Lighter +20%#8CB89F

Lighter +10%#6DA485

Darker −10%#416A53

Darker −20%#2E4A3A

Darker −30%#1A2B22

Darker −40%#070B09

More saturated +25%#39A569

Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R85

G137

B108

Red85 (33.3%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue146.54°

Saturation (HSL)23.42%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 89 · B 6C

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