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Colour

#559C6A

  • #559C6A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#559C6A is a green with RGB values 85, 156, 106 and HSL 138°, 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

#559C6A#559C6A
HEX#559C6A
RGBrgb(85, 156, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6118, 0.4157
RGB percentages33.3%, 61.2%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(137.7, 29.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(137.7, 45.5%, 61.2%)
CMYK45.5%, 0%, 32.1%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,610,602
CSS custom property--colour: #559C6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#AA6395

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C9267no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#928A6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#479A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 9.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.9Light seagreen · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C5587
Analogous#639C55, #559C8D
Triadic#6A559C, #9C6A55
Split complementary#8D559C, #9C5563
Tetradic#55649C, #9C5587, #9C8D55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E8DB
Lighter +30%#B4D6BE
Lighter +20%#93C4A1
Lighter +10%#72B285
Darker −10%#437B54
Darker −20%#315A3D
Darker −30%#1F3927
Darker −40%#0D1810
More saturated +25%#37BA5E
Less saturated −25%#737E76

Channel breakdown

R85
G156
B106
Red85 (33.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue137.75°
Saturation (HSL)29.46%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 9C · B 6A

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