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Recognised as Colour

#55B516

  • #55B516
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55B516 is a green with RGB values 85, 181, 22 and HSL 96°, 78%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55B516#55B516
HEX#55B516
RGBrgb(85, 181, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7098, 0.0863
RGB percentages33.3%, 71%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(96.2, 78.3%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.2, 87.8%, 71%)
CMYK53%, 0%, 87.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,616,918
CSS custom property--colour: #55B516;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#AA4AE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBA500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9D2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4EAE9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 15.7Yellow green · ΔE 18.8Green · ΔE 23.6Forest green · ΔE 23.8Olivedrab · ΔE 30.3Green yellow · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 15.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7616B5
Analogous#A4B516, #16B527
Triadic#1655B5, #B51655
Split complementary#2716B5, #B516A4
Tetradic#16A4B5, #7616B5, #B52716

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3F4A3
Lighter +30%#A5EE76
Lighter +20%#88E948
Lighter +10%#6AE21C
Darker −10%#408810
Darker −20%#2A5A0B
Darker −30%#152D05
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#50CB00
Less saturated −25%#5A9C2F

Channel breakdown

R85
G181
B22
Red85 (33.3%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue96.23°
Saturation (HSL)78.33%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G B5 · B 16

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