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Recognised as Colour

#55AB2E

  • #55AB2E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#55AB2E is a green with RGB values 85, 171, 46 and HSL 101°, 58%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#55AB2E#55AB2E
HEX#55AB2E
RGBrgb(85, 171, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6706, 0.1804
RGB percentages33.3%, 67.1%, 18%
HSLhsl(101.3, 57.6%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.3, 73.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK50.3%, 0%, 73.1%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,614,382
CSS custom property--colour: #55AB2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#AA54D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09C17no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5953Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4FA593no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 14.8Green · ΔE 17.2Yellow green · ΔE 21.6Olivedrab · ΔE 21.6Limegreen · ΔE 23Light green · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#842EAB
Analogous#94AB2E, #2EAB45
Triadic#2E55AB, #AB2E55
Split complementary#452EAB, #AB2E94
Tetradic#2E94AB, #842EAB, #AB452E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9ECB9
Lighter +30%#AAE191
Lighter +20%#8BD768
Lighter +10%#6CCC40
Darker −10%#418323
Darker −20%#2D5B18
Darker −30%#19320E
Darker −40%#050A03
More saturated +25%#4BC613
Less saturated −25%#5F9049

Channel breakdown

R85
G171
B46
Red85 (33.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue101.28°
Saturation (HSL)57.6%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G AB · B 2E

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