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Recognised as Colour

#55A501

  • #55A501
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#55A501 is a green with RGB values 85, 165, 1 and HSL 89°, 99%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#55A501#55A501
HEX#55A501
RGBrgb(85, 165, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6471, 0.0039
RGB percentages33.3%, 64.7%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(89.3, 98.8%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.3, 99.4%, 64.7%)
CMYK48.5%, 0%, 99.4%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,612,801
CSS custom property--colour: #55A501;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 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#888888
Inverted#AA5AFE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19021no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Tritanopia#529E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever 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

Yellow green · ΔE 19.1Green · ΔE 19.3Forest green · ΔE 19.9Limegreen · ΔE 23Olivedrab · ΔE 23.7Dark green · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5101A5
Analogous#A5A301, #03A501
Triadic#0155A5, #A50155
Split complementary#0103A5, #A301A5
Tetradic#01A5A3, #5101A5, #A50103

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBFE74
Lighter +30%#A2FE41
Lighter +20%#89FE0E
Lighter +10%#6FD801
Darker −10%#3B7201
Darker −20%#214000
Darker −30%#070D00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#55A600
Less saturated −25%#549016

Channel breakdown

R85
G165
B1
Red85 (33.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue89.27°
Saturation (HSL)98.8%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G A5 · B 01

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