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Colour

#55AA00

  • #55AA00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#55AA00 is a green with RGB values 85, 170, 0 and HSL 90°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#55AA00#55AA00
HEX#55AA00
HEX (short)#5A0
RGBrgb(85, 170, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6667, 0
RGB percentages33.3%, 66.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(90, 100%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 100%, 66.7%)
CMYK50%, 0%, 100%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,614,080
CSS custom property--colour: #55AA00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#AA55FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B19B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A69422no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Tritanopia#51A390no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.6Limegreen · ΔE 20.6Green · ΔE 21.1Forest green · ΔE 21.8Olivedrab · ΔE 26.4Dark green · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5500AA
Analogous#AAAA00, #00AA00
Triadic#0055AA, #AA0055
Split complementary#0000AA, #AA00AA
Tetradic#00AAAA, #5500AA, #AA0000

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBFF77
Lighter +30%#A2FF44
Lighter +20%#88FF11
Lighter +10%#6EDD00
Darker −10%#3B7700
Darker −20%#224400
Darker −30%#081100
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#55AA00
Less saturated −25%#559515

Channel breakdown

R85
G170
B0
Red85 (33.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G AA · B 00

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