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Recognised as Colour

#559C44

  • #559C44
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#559C44 is a green with RGB values 85, 156, 68 and HSL 108°, 39%, 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

#559C44#559C44
HEX#559C44
RGBrgb(85, 156, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6118, 0.2667
RGB percentages33.3%, 61.2%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(108.4, 39.3%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108.4, 56.4%, 61.2%)
CMYK45.5%, 0%, 56.4%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,610,564
CSS custom property--colour: #559C44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#AA63BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0903Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#96894Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#4F9788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 13.9Olivedrab · ΔE 16.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.2Sea green · ΔE 19.8Green · ΔE 20.3Dark green · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B449C
Analogous#819C44, #449C5F
Triadic#44559C, #9C4455
Split complementary#5F449C, #9C4481
Tetradic#44819C, #8B449C, #9C5F44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCE6C6
Lighter +30%#ACD7A2
Lighter +20%#8DC77F
Lighter +10%#6DB85B
Darker −10%#427835
Darker −20%#2E5525
Darker −30%#1B3116
Darker −40%#080E06
More saturated +25%#44B828
Less saturated −25%#668060

Channel breakdown

R85
G156
B68
Red85 (33.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue108.41°
Saturation (HSL)39.29%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 9C · B 44

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