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Recognised as Colour

#55AD7A

  • #55AD7A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#55AD7A is a green with RGB values 85, 173, 122 and HSL 145°, 35%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#55AD7A#55AD7A
HEX#55AD7A
RGBrgb(85, 173, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6784, 0.4784
RGB percentages33.3%, 67.8%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(145.2, 34.9%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.2, 50.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK50.9%, 0%, 29.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,614,970
CSS custom property--colour: #55AD7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#AA5285

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACA177no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F987Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3DAC9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.6Sea green · ΔE 13Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.5Light seagreen · ΔE 24.7Turquoise · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD5588
Analogous#5CAD55, #55ADA6
Triadic#7A55AD, #AD7A55
Split complementary#A655AD, #AD555C
Tetradic#555CAD, #AD5588, #ADA655

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFEFE6
Lighter +30%#BCDFCB
Lighter +20%#9ACEB0
Lighter +10%#77BE95
Darker −10%#438C62
Darker −20%#33694A
Darker −30%#224732
Darker −40%#12241A
More saturated +25%#35CD75
Less saturated −25%#748E7F

Channel breakdown

R85
G173
B122
Red85 (33.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue145.23°
Saturation (HSL)34.92%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G AD · B 7A

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