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Recognised as Colour

#55BC0C

  • #55BC0C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55BC0C is a green with RGB values 85, 188, 12 and HSL 95°, 88%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55BC0C#55BC0C
HEX#55BC0C
RGBrgb(85, 188, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7373, 0.0471
RGB percentages33.3%, 73.7%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(95.1, 88%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95.1, 93.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK54.8%, 0%, 93.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,618,700
CSS custom property--colour: #55BC0C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#AA43F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A32Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4DB5A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.2Yellow green · ΔE 19.8Green · ΔE 27.7Forest green · ΔE 28.4Green yellow · ΔE 28.7Lawn green · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#730CBC
Analogous#ADBC0C, #0CBC1B
Triadic#0C55BC, #BC0C55
Split complementary#1B0CBC, #BC0CAD
Tetradic#0CADBC, #730CBC, #BC1B0C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2F99B
Lighter +30%#A5F66B
Lighter +20%#87F33B
Lighter +10%#6BEC0F
Darker −10%#3F8C09
Darker −20%#2A5C06
Darker −30%#142C03
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#53C800
Less saturated −25%#59A325

Channel breakdown

R85
G188
B12
Red85 (33.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue95.11°
Saturation (HSL)88%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G BC · B 0C

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