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Colour

#55BB79

  • #55BB79
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#55BB79 is a green with RGB values 85, 187, 121 and HSL 141°, 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

#55BB79#55BB79
HEX#55BB79
RGBrgb(85, 187, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7333, 0.4745
RGB percentages33.3%, 73.3%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(141.2, 42.9%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141.2, 54.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK54.5%, 0%, 35.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,618,553
CSS custom property--colour: #55BB79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#AA4486

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBAD75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADA37Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3AB9AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 4.9Sea green · ΔE 18.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.9Light green · ΔE 21.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.1Pale green · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 4.94, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB5597
Analogous#64BB55, #55BBAC
Triadic#7955BB, #BB7955
Split complementary#AC55BB, #BB5564
Tetradic#5564BB, #BB5597, #BBAC55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F5EC
Lighter +30%#C2E7CF
Lighter +20%#9ED8B2
Lighter +10%#79CA96
Darker −10%#3F9E61
Darker −20%#31794A
Darker −30%#225534
Darker −40%#13311E
More saturated +25%#37D970
Less saturated −25%#739D82

Channel breakdown

R85
G187
B121
Red85 (33.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue141.18°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G BB · B 79

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