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Recognised as Colour

#55BD28

  • #55BD28
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55BD28 is a green with RGB values 85, 189, 40 and HSL 102°, 65%, 45%. 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

#55BD28#55BD28
HEX#55BD28
RGBrgb(85, 189, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7412, 0.1569
RGB percentages33.3%, 74.1%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(101.9, 65.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.9, 78.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK55%, 0%, 78.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,618,984
CSS custom property--colour: #55BD28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#AA42D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3AC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A339no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4BB6A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.7Yellow green · ΔE 19.9Forest green · ΔE 24.4Green · ΔE 24.9Light green · ΔE 31.3Green yellow · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9028BD
Analogous#A0BD28, #28BD45
Triadic#2855BD, #BD2855
Split complementary#4528BD, #BD28A0
Tetradic#28A0BD, #9028BD, #BD4528

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFF2BF
Lighter +30%#AFE995
Lighter +20%#8EE06B
Lighter +10%#6ED741
Darker −10%#42931F
Darker −20%#2F6916
Darker −30%#1C3F0D
Darker −40%#091504
More saturated +25%#4ADA0B
Less saturated −25%#60A045

Channel breakdown

R85
G189
B40
Red85 (33.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue101.88°
Saturation (HSL)65.07%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G BD · B 28

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