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Recognised as Colour

#559C5D

  • #559C5D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#559C5D is a green with RGB values 85, 156, 93 and HSL 127°, 29%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#559C5D#559C5D
HEX#559C5D
RGBrgb(85, 156, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6118, 0.3647
RGB percentages33.3%, 61.2%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(126.8, 29.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(126.8, 45.5%, 61.2%)
CMYK45.5%, 0%, 40.4%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,610,589
CSS custom property--colour: #559C5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#AA63A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E9159no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#948A61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4A998Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 10Medium seagreen · ΔE 14Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.1Forest green · ΔE 24.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C5594
Analogous#719C55, #559C80
Triadic#5D559C, #9C5D55
Split complementary#80559C, #9C5571
Tetradic#55719C, #9C5594, #9C8055

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E8D7
Lighter +30%#B4D6B8
Lighter +20%#93C498
Lighter +10%#72B279
Darker −10%#437B49
Darker −20%#315A36
Darker −30%#1F3922
Darker −40%#0D180E
More saturated +25%#37BA46
Less saturated −25%#737E74

Channel breakdown

R85
G156
B93
Red85 (33.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue126.76°
Saturation (HSL)29.46%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 9C · B 5D

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