Colour

#558D00

#558D00
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#558D00 is a green with RGB values 85, 141, 0 and HSL 84°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#558D00

RGBrgb(85, 141, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.5529, 0

RGB percentages33.3%, 55.3%, 0%

HSLhsl(83.8, 100%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(83.8, 100%, 55.3%)

CMYK39.7%, 0%, 100%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,606,656

CSS custom property--colour: #558D00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#AA72FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#948100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C7D1Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Tritanopia#568777no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 11.6 Forest green · ΔE 16.5 Green · ΔE 16.7 Dark green · ΔE 22.7 Olive · ΔE 24.8 Yellow green · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38008D

Analogous#8D7F00, #0E8D00

Triadic#00558D, #8D0055

Split complementary#000E8D, #7E008D

Tetradic#008D7F, #38008D, #8D000F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDFF5A

Lighter +30%#A9FF27

Lighter +20%#92F300

Lighter +10%#74C000

Darker −10%#365A00

Darker −20%#182700

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#558D00

Less saturated −25%#517B12

Channel breakdown

R85

G141

Red85 (33.3%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue83.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness27.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 8D · B 00

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