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Colour

#55AA6F

  • #55AA6F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#55AA6F is a green with RGB values 85, 170, 111 and HSL 138°, 33%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#55AA6F#55AA6F
HEX#55AA6F
RGBrgb(85, 170, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6667, 0.4353
RGB percentages33.3%, 66.7%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(138.4, 33.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.4, 50%, 66.7%)
CMYK50%, 0%, 34.7%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,614,191
CSS custom property--colour: #55AA6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#AA5590

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9E6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E9673no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#42A89Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 9.4Sea green · ΔE 12Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.1Forest green · ΔE 27.7Light green · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA5590
Analogous#65AA55, #55AA9A
Triadic#6F55AA, #AA6F55
Split complementary#9A55AA, #AA5565
Tetradic#5565AA, #AA5590, #AA9A55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDEEE2
Lighter +30%#BBDDC5
Lighter +20%#99CCA9
Lighter +10%#77BB8C
Darker −10%#448859
Darker −20%#336643
Darker −30%#22442C
Darker −40%#112216
More saturated +25%#35CA63
Less saturated −25%#758A7B

Channel breakdown

R85
G170
B111
Red85 (33.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue138.35°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G AA · B 6F

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