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Colour

#559E0B

  • #559E0B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#559E0B is a green with RGB values 85, 158, 11 and HSL 90°, 87%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#559E0B#559E0B
HEX#559E0B
RGBrgb(85, 158, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6196, 0.0431
RGB percentages33.3%, 62%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(89.8, 87%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.8, 93%, 62%)
CMYK46.2%, 0%, 93%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,611,019
CSS custom property--colour: #559E0B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#AA61F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B8A23no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Tritanopia#539786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 16.7Green · ΔE 16.7Olivedrab · ΔE 19.1Yellow green · ΔE 20.8Limegreen · ΔE 26.8Dark green · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#540B9E
Analogous#9E9D0B, #0C9E0B
Triadic#0B559E, #9E0B55
Split complementary#0B0B9E, #9E0B9E
Tetradic#0B9E9E, #540B9E, #9E0B0B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBF67F
Lighter +30%#A2F34F
Lighter +20%#88EF20
Lighter +10%#6FCE0E
Darker −10%#3B6E08
Darker −20%#223F04
Darker −30%#080F01
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#55A900
Less saturated −25%#558920

Channel breakdown

R85
G158
B11
Red85 (33.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue89.8°
Saturation (HSL)86.98%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 9E · B 0B

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