Recognised as Colour

#559F1F

#559F1F
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#559F1F is a green with RGB values 85, 159, 31 and HSL 95°, 67%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#559F1F#559F1F

HEX#559F1F

RGBrgb(85, 159, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6235, 0.1216

RGB percentages33.3%, 62.4%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(94.7, 67.4%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(94.7, 80.5%, 62.4%)

CMYK46.5%, 0%, 80.5%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,611,295

CSS custom property--colour: #559F1F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#AA60E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A59100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8B2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Tritanopia#529988no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 13.7 Green · ΔE 15.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 17.2 Yellow green · ΔE 22.3 Dark green · ΔE 25.9 Limegreen · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#691F9F

Analogous#959F1F, #1F9F29

Triadic#1F559F, #9F1F55

Split complementary#291F9F, #9F1F95

Tetradic#1F959F, #691F9F, #9F291F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BFEC9E

Lighter +30%#A3E473

Lighter +20%#87DB49

Lighter +10%#6CCA27

Darker −10%#3E7417

Darker −20%#274A0E

Darker −30%#111F06

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#51B707

Less saturated −25%#598737

Channel breakdown

R85

G159

B31

Red85 (33.3%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue94.69°

Saturation (HSL)67.37%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 9F · B 1F

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