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Colour

#559C75

  • #559C75
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#559C75 is a green with RGB values 85, 156, 117 and HSL 147°, 29%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#559C75#559C75
HEX#559C75
RGBrgb(85, 156, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6118, 0.4588
RGB percentages33.3%, 61.2%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(147, 29.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(147, 45.5%, 61.2%)
CMYK45.5%, 0%, 25%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,610,613
CSS custom property--colour: #559C75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#AA638A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B9273no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#908B77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#439B91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 12.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.7Light seagreen · ΔE 21.9Dark cyan · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C557C
Analogous#589C55, #559C99
Triadic#75559C, #9C7555
Split complementary#99559C, #9C5558
Tetradic#55589C, #9C557C, #9C9955

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E8DE
Lighter +30%#B4D6C3
Lighter +20%#93C4A9
Lighter +10%#72B28F
Darker −10%#437B5C
Darker −20%#315A43
Darker −30%#1F392B
Darker −40%#0D1812
More saturated +25%#37BA72
Less saturated −25%#737E78

Channel breakdown

R85
G156
B117
Red85 (33.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue147.04°
Saturation (HSL)29.46%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 9C · B 75

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