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Recognised as Colour

#55AE1A

  • #55AE1A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#55AE1A is a green with RGB values 85, 174, 26 and HSL 96°, 74%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#55AE1A#55AE1A
HEX#55AE1A
RGBrgb(85, 174, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6824, 0.102
RGB percentages33.3%, 68.2%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(96.1, 74%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.1, 85.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK51.1%, 0%, 85.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,615,130
CSS custom property--colour: #55AE1A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#AA51E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B49E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9972Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Tritanopia#50A794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19Limegreen · ΔE 19.2Forest green · ΔE 20Green · ΔE 20.2Olivedrab · ΔE 26Light green · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#731AAE
Analogous#9FAE1A, #1AAE29
Triadic#1A55AE, #AE1A55
Split complementary#291AAE, #AE1A9F
Tetradic#1A9FAE, #731AAE, #AE291A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2F1A3
Lighter +30%#A5EB76
Lighter +20%#87E44A
Lighter +10%#6BDA21
Darker −10%#3F8213
Darker −20%#2A550D
Darker −30%#142906
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#50C701
Less saturated −25%#5A9533

Channel breakdown

R85
G174
B26
Red85 (33.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue96.08°
Saturation (HSL)74%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G AE · B 1A

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