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Colour

#55BB77

  • #55BB77
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#55BB77 is a green with RGB values 85, 187, 119 and HSL 140°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#55BB77#55BB77
HEX#55BB77
HEX (short)#5B7
RGBrgb(85, 187, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7333, 0.4667
RGB percentages33.3%, 73.3%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(140, 42.9%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140, 54.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK54.5%, 0%, 36.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,618,551
CSS custom property--colour: #55BB77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#AA4488

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBAD72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADA37Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3AB9AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 4.8Sea green · ΔE 18.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.9Light green · ΔE 21.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.8Pale green · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 4.85, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB5599
Analogous#66BB55, #55BBAA
Triadic#7755BB, #BB7755
Split complementary#AA55BB, #BB5566
Tetradic#5566BB, #BB5599, #BBAA55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F5EC
Lighter +30%#C2E7CE
Lighter +20%#9ED8B1
Lighter +10%#79CA94
Darker −10%#3F9E5F
Darker −20%#317949
Darker −30%#225533
Darker −40%#13311D
More saturated +25%#37D96D
Less saturated −25%#739D81

Channel breakdown

R85
G187
B119
Red85 (33.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue140°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G BB · B 77

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