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Recognised as Colour

#55BD16

  • #55BD16
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55BD16 is a green with RGB values 85, 189, 22 and HSL 97°, 79%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55BD16#55BD16
HEX#55BD16
RGBrgb(85, 189, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7412, 0.0863
RGB percentages33.3%, 74.1%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(97.4, 79.1%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.4, 88.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK55%, 0%, 88.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,618,966
CSS custom property--colour: #55BD16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#AA42E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3AC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A32Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4DB6A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.5Yellow green · ΔE 19.8Green · ΔE 27.2Forest green · ΔE 27.6Green yellow · ΔE 29.1Lawn green · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E16BD
Analogous#A9BD16, #16BD2B
Triadic#1655BD, #BD1655
Split complementary#2A16BD, #BD16A9
Tetradic#16A9BD, #7E16BD, #BD2B16

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6F5AA
Lighter +30%#A8F07C
Lighter +20%#89EA4F
Lighter +10%#6BE521
Darker −10%#408F11
Darker −20%#2C620B
Darker −30%#173406
Darker −40%#030601
More saturated +25%#50D300
Less saturated −25%#5BA330

Channel breakdown

R85
G189
B22
Red85 (33.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue97.37°
Saturation (HSL)79.15%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G BD · B 16

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