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Colour

#55A359

  • #55A359
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#55A359 is a green with RGB values 85, 163, 89 and HSL 123°, 31%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#55A359#55A359
HEX#55A359
RGBrgb(85, 163, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6392, 0.349
RGB percentages33.3%, 63.9%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(123.1, 31.5%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(123.1, 47.9%, 63.9%)
CMYK47.9%, 0%, 45.4%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,612,377
CSS custom property--colour: #55A359;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#AA5CA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A69753no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B8F5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4A9F91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.8Sea green · ΔE 14.3Forest green · ΔE 19.7Olivedrab · ΔE 22.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.6Green · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3559F
Analogous#78A355, #55A380
Triadic#5955A3, #A35955
Split complementary#8055A3, #A35578
Tetradic#5578A3, #A3559F, #A38055

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9EBDA
Lighter +30%#B7DAB9
Lighter +20%#96C898
Lighter +10%#74B778
Darker −10%#448147
Darker −20%#326034
Darker −30%#213E22
Darker −40%#0F1D10
More saturated +25%#36C23D
Less saturated −25%#748475

Channel breakdown

R85
G163
B89
Red85 (33.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue123.08°
Saturation (HSL)31.45%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G A3 · B 59

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