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Recognised as Colour

#55A855

  • #55A855
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#55A855 is a green with RGB values 85, 168, 85 and HSL 120°, 33%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#55A855#55A855
HEX#55A855
RGBrgb(85, 168, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6588, 0.3333
RGB percentages33.3%, 65.9%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(120, 32.8%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 49.4%, 65.9%)
CMYK49.4%, 0%, 49.4%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,613,653
CSS custom property--colour: #55A855;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#AA57AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9B4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0935Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4AA495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 12.6Forest green · ΔE 16.8Sea green · ΔE 18.6Olivedrab · ΔE 21.8Green · ΔE 23.6Light green · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A855A8
Analogous#7FA855, #55A87F
Triadic#5555A8, #A85555
Split complementary#7F55A8, #A8557F
Tetradic#557FA8, #A855A8, #A87F55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCEDDC
Lighter +30%#BADCBA
Lighter +20%#98CB98
Lighter +10%#76BA76
Darker −10%#448644
Darker −20%#336433
Darker −30%#224222
Darker −40%#102110
More saturated +25%#35C835
Less saturated −25%#758875

Channel breakdown

R85
G168
B85
Red85 (33.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)32.81%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G A8 · B 55

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