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Recognised as Colour

#55B359

  • #55B359
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#55B359 is a green with RGB values 85, 179, 89 and HSL 123°, 38%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#55B359#55B359
HEX#55B359
RGBrgb(85, 179, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.702, 0.349
RGB percentages33.3%, 70.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(122.6, 38.2%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(122.6, 52.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK52.5%, 0%, 50.3%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,616,473
CSS custom property--colour: #55B359;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#AA4CA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A551no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A99C5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#46AF9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.2Forest green · ΔE 17.2Light green · ΔE 20.9Sea green · ΔE 23.4Green · ΔE 23.7Olivedrab · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B355AF
Analogous#80B355, #55B388
Triadic#5955B3, #B35955
Split complementary#8855B3, #B35580
Tetradic#5580B3, #B355AF, #B38855

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F2E3
Lighter +30%#BFE2C0
Lighter +20%#9BD39E
Lighter +10%#78C37B
Darker −10%#429345
Darker −20%#327035
Darker −30%#224D24
Darker −40%#132914
More saturated +25%#36D23D
Less saturated −25%#749475

Channel breakdown

R85
G179
B89
Red85 (33.3%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue122.55°
Saturation (HSL)38.21%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G B3 · B 59

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