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Recognised as Colour

#55BD70

  • #55BD70
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#55BD70 is a green with RGB values 85, 189, 112 and HSL 136°, 44%, 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

#55BD70#55BD70
HEX#55BD70
RGBrgb(85, 189, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7412, 0.4392
RGB percentages33.3%, 74.1%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(135.6, 44.1%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.6, 55%, 74.1%)
CMYK55%, 0%, 40.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,619,056
CSS custom property--colour: #55BD70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#AA428F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEAF6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A575no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3DBAAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 7Light green · ΔE 18.8Sea green · ΔE 21.5Pale green · ΔE 23.3Forest green · ΔE 24Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 7, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD55A2
Analogous#6EBD55, #55BDA4
Triadic#7055BD, #BD7055
Split complementary#A455BD, #BD556E
Tetradic#556EBD, #BD55A2, #BDA455

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F6EC
Lighter +30%#C3E8CD
Lighter +20%#9EDAAE
Lighter +10%#7ACB8F
Darker −10%#3EA158
Darker −20%#307C44
Darker −30%#225730
Darker −40%#14321C
More saturated +25%#37DB62
Less saturated −25%#72A07E

Channel breakdown

R85
G189
B112
Red85 (33.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue135.58°
Saturation (HSL)44.07%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G BD · B 70

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