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Recognised as Colour

#55BE22

  • #55BE22
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55BE22 is a green with RGB values 85, 190, 34 and HSL 100°, 70%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55BE22#55BE22
HEX#55BE22
RGBrgb(85, 190, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7451, 0.1333
RGB percentages33.3%, 74.5%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(100.4, 69.6%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.4, 82.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK55.3%, 0%, 82.1%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,619,234
CSS custom property--colour: #55BE22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#AA41DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4AD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7A436no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4CB7A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12Yellow green · ΔE 19.9Forest green · ΔE 26.1Green · ΔE 26.2Green yellow · ΔE 30.3Lawn green · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B22BE
Analogous#A3BE22, #22BE3D
Triadic#2255BE, #BE2255
Split complementary#3D22BE, #BE22A3
Tetradic#22A3BE, #8B22BE, #BE3D22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCF3B9
Lighter +30%#ACEB8E
Lighter +20%#8DE363
Lighter +10%#6DDB38
Darker −10%#42931A
Darker −20%#2E6713
Darker −30%#1B3C0B
Darker −40%#081103
More saturated +25%#4BDA06
Less saturated −25%#5FA23E

Channel breakdown

R85
G190
B34
Red85 (33.3%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue100.38°
Saturation (HSL)69.64%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G BE · B 22

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