Colour
#55973E
- #55973E
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Forest green
#55973E is a green with RGB values 85, 151, 62 and HSL 104°, 42%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.
Colour values
#55973E#55973E
HEX#55973E
RGBrgb(85, 151, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.5922, 0.2431
RGB percentages33.3%, 59.2%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(104.5, 41.8%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(104.5, 58.9%, 59.2%)
CMYK43.7%, 0%, 58.9%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,609,278
CSS custom property--colour: #55973E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#AA68C1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#803E97
Analogous#82973E, #3E9753
Triadic#3E5597, #973E55
Split complementary#533E97, #973E82
Tetradic#3E8297, #803E97, #97533E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G151
B62
Red85 (33.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue104.49°
Saturation (HSL)41.78%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 97 · B 3E
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