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Colour

#559B47

  • #559B47
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#559B47 is a green with RGB values 85, 155, 71 and HSL 110°, 37%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#559B47#559B47
HEX#559B47
RGBrgb(85, 155, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6078, 0.2784
RGB percentages33.3%, 60.8%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(110, 37.2%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(110, 54.2%, 60.8%)
CMYK45.2%, 0%, 54.2%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,610,311
CSS custom property--colour: #559B47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#AA64B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F8F3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#95894Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#4F9788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 15.2Olivedrab · ΔE 17Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.3Sea green · ΔE 18Green · ΔE 21.6Dark green · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D479B
Analogous#7F9B47, #479B63
Triadic#47559B, #9B4755
Split complementary#63479B, #9B477F
Tetradic#477F9B, #8D479B, #9B6347

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDE6C8
Lighter +30%#ADD6A5
Lighter +20%#8DC682
Lighter +10%#6EB65F
Darker −10%#427837
Darker −20%#2F5527
Darker −30%#1B3217
Darker −40%#080F07
More saturated +25%#42B72B
Less saturated −25%#687F63

Channel breakdown

R85
G155
B71
Red85 (33.3%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue110°
Saturation (HSL)37.17%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 9B · B 47

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