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Recognised as Colour

#55B283

  • #55B283
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#55B283 is a green with RGB values 85, 178, 131 and HSL 150°, 38%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#55B283#55B283
HEX#55B283
RGBrgb(85, 178, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.698, 0.5137
RGB percentages33.3%, 69.8%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(149.7, 37.7%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(149.7, 52.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK52.2%, 0%, 26.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,616,259
CSS custom property--colour: #55B283;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#AA4D7C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0A680no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39D86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#38B1A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 12.8Sea green · ΔE 15.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.3Light seagreen · ΔE 22.1Turquoise · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B25584
Analogous#55B255, #55B2B2
Triadic#8355B2, #B28355
Split complementary#B255B2, #B25555
Tetradic#5555B2, #B25584, #B2B255

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1F2E9
Lighter +30%#BEE2D0
Lighter +20%#9BD2B6
Lighter +10%#78C29D
Darker −10%#42926A
Darker −20%#326F50
Darker −30%#224C37
Darker −40%#12291D
More saturated +25%#36D183
Less saturated −25%#749383

Channel breakdown

R85
G178
B131
Red85 (33.3%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue149.68°
Saturation (HSL)37.65%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G B2 · B 83

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