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Recognised as Colour

#55B009

  • #55B009
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55B009 is a green with RGB values 85, 176, 9 and HSL 93°, 90%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55B009#55B009
HEX#55B009
RGBrgb(85, 176, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6902, 0.0353
RGB percentages33.3%, 69%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(92.7, 90.3%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(92.7, 94.9%, 69%)
CMYK51.7%, 0%, 94.9%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,615,625
CSS custom property--colour: #55B009;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#AA4FF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AB9927no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Tritanopia#50A995no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 17.9Yellow green · ΔE 18.6Green · ΔE 22.7Forest green · ΔE 23.2Olivedrab · ΔE 28.9Green yellow · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 17.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6409B0
Analogous#A8B009, #09B010
Triadic#0955B0, #B00955
Split complementary#1109B0, #B009A8
Tetradic#09A9B0, #6409B0, #B01109

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEF98C
Lighter +30%#A2F75B
Lighter +20%#86F42B
Lighter +10%#6CE10B
Darker −10%#3E7F07
Darker −20%#264F04
Darker −30%#0F1E02
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#54B900
Less saturated −25%#579920

Channel breakdown

R85
G176
B9
Red85 (33.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue92.69°
Saturation (HSL)90.27%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G B0 · B 09

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