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Recognised as Colour

#55BC85

  • #55BC85
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#55BC85 is a green with RGB values 85, 188, 133 and HSL 148°, 43%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#55BC85#55BC85
HEX#55BC85
RGBrgb(85, 188, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7373, 0.5216
RGB percentages33.3%, 73.7%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(148, 43.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(148, 54.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK54.8%, 0%, 29.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,618,821
CSS custom property--colour: #55BC85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#AA437A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBAF82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA588no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Tritanopia#33BBADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 8.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.3Sea green · ΔE 17.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.2Aquamarine · ΔE 24.8Light green · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC558C
Analogous#58BC55, #55BCB9
Triadic#8555BC, #BC8555
Split complementary#B955BC, #BC5558
Tetradic#5558BC, #BC558C, #BCB955

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F6EE
Lighter +30%#C3E7D4
Lighter +20%#9ED9BA
Lighter +10%#7ACA9F
Darker −10%#3F9F6C
Darker −20%#307B53
Darker −30%#22563A
Darker −40%#143121
More saturated +25%#37DA83
Less saturated −25%#739E87

Channel breakdown

R85
G188
B133
Red85 (33.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue147.96°
Saturation (HSL)43.46%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G BC · B 85

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