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Recognised as Colour

#55B300

  • #55B300
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55B300 is a green with RGB values 85, 179, 0 and HSL 92°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55B300#55B300
HEX#55B300
RGBrgb(85, 179, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.702, 0
RGB percentages33.3%, 70.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(91.5, 100%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(91.5, 100%, 70.2%)
CMYK52.5%, 0%, 100%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,616,384
CSS custom property--colour: #55B300;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#AA4CFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AE9B25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Tritanopia#50AC98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 16.7Yellow green · ΔE 18.8Green · ΔE 24.6Forest green · ΔE 25.4Olivedrab · ΔE 31.1Green yellow · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E00B3
Analogous#AEB300, #00B305
Triadic#0055B3, #B30055
Split complementary#0400B3, #B300AF
Tetradic#00AFB3, #5E00B3, #B30500

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCFF80
Lighter +30%#A2FF4D
Lighter +20%#87FF1A
Lighter +10%#6DE600
Darker −10%#3D8000
Darker −20%#254D00
Darker −30%#0C1A00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#55B300
Less saturated −25%#569D16

Channel breakdown

R85
G179
B0
Red85 (33.3%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue91.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G B3 · B 00

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