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Recognised as Colour

#55AF1D

  • #55AF1D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55AF1D is a green with RGB values 85, 175, 29 and HSL 97°, 72%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55AF1D#55AF1D
HEX#55AF1D
RGBrgb(85, 175, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6863, 0.1137
RGB percentages33.3%, 68.6%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(97, 71.6%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97, 83.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK51.4%, 0%, 83.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,615,389
CSS custom property--colour: #55AF1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#AA50E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B59F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AA9830no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4FA895no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 18.8Yellow green · ΔE 19.1Forest green · ΔE 19.9Green · ΔE 20.3Olivedrab · ΔE 26.2Light green · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 18.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#771DAF
Analogous#9EAF1D, #1DAF2E
Triadic#1D55AF, #AF1D55
Split complementary#2E1DAF, #AF1D9E
Tetradic#1D9EAF, #771DAF, #AF2E1D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4F1A8
Lighter +30%#A6E97C
Lighter +20%#88E250
Lighter +10%#6ADB24
Darker −10%#408316
Darker −20%#2B580F
Darker −30%#152C07
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4FC904
Less saturated −25%#5B9637

Channel breakdown

R85
G175
B29
Red85 (33.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue96.99°
Saturation (HSL)71.57%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G AF · B 1D

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