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Recognised as Colour

#55B429

  • #55B429
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55B429 is a green with RGB values 85, 180, 41 and HSL 101°, 63%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55B429#55B429
HEX#55B429
RGBrgb(85, 180, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7059, 0.1608
RGB percentages33.3%, 70.6%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(101, 62.9%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101, 77.2%, 70.6%)
CMYK52.8%, 0%, 77.2%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,616,681
CSS custom property--colour: #55B429;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#AA4BD6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA403no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AE9C38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Tritanopia#4DAE9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 17.3Yellow green · ΔE 19.7Forest green · ΔE 19.8Green · ΔE 20.9Olivedrab · ΔE 27.2Light green · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8829B4
Analogous#9BB429, #29B442
Triadic#2955B4, #B42955
Split complementary#4329B4, #B4299B
Tetradic#299BB4, #8829B4, #B44229

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBEFBA
Lighter +30%#ABE690
Lighter +20%#8CDC67
Lighter +10%#6DD33D
Darker −10%#418A20
Darker −20%#2E6116
Darker −30%#1A370D
Darker −40%#070E03
More saturated +25%#4BD00D
Less saturated −25%#5F9845

Channel breakdown

R85
G180
B41
Red85 (33.3%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue101.01°
Saturation (HSL)62.9%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G B4 · B 29

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