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Recognised as Colour

#559C11

  • #559C11
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#559C11 is a green with RGB values 85, 156, 17 and HSL 91°, 80%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#559C11#559C11
HEX#559C11
RGBrgb(85, 156, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6118, 0.0667
RGB percentages33.3%, 61.2%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(90.6, 80.3%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.6, 89.1%, 61.2%)
CMYK45.5%, 0%, 89.1%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,610,513
CSS custom property--colour: #559C11;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#AA63EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A28E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#998925no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#539684no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 15.4Green · ΔE 15.9Olivedrab · ΔE 17.4Yellow green · ΔE 21.7Dark green · ΔE 26.5Limegreen · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#58119C
Analogous#9A9C11, #119C13
Triadic#11559C, #9C1155
Split complementary#13119C, #9C119A
Tetradic#119A9C, #58119C, #9C1311

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBF287
Lighter +30%#A1ED59
Lighter +20%#87E82B
Lighter +10%#6ECA16
Darker −10%#3C6E0C
Darker −20%#234007
Darker −30%#0A1202
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#55AD00
Less saturated −25%#558627

Channel breakdown

R85
G156
B17
Red85 (33.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue90.65°
Saturation (HSL)80.35%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 9C · B 11

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