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Recognised as Colour

#55BE28

  • #55BE28
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55BE28 is a green with RGB values 85, 190, 40 and HSL 102°, 65%, 45%. 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

#55BE28#55BE28
HEX#55BE28
RGBrgb(85, 190, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7451, 0.1569
RGB percentages33.3%, 74.5%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(102, 65.2%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102, 78.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK55.3%, 0%, 78.9%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,619,240
CSS custom property--colour: #55BE28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#AA41D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4AD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7A439no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4BB7A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 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 text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.2Yellow green · ΔE 20Forest green · ΔE 24.9Green · ΔE 25.4Green yellow · ΔE 31.3Light green · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9128BE
Analogous#A0BE28, #28BE46
Triadic#2855BE, #BE2855
Split complementary#4628BE, #BE28A0
Tetradic#28A0BE, #9128BE, #BE4628

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFF2C0
Lighter +30%#AFE996
Lighter +20%#8FE06C
Lighter +10%#6FD742
Darker −10%#42941F
Darker −20%#2F6A16
Darker −30%#1C400D
Darker −40%#0A1505
More saturated +25%#4ADB0B
Less saturated −25%#61A145

Channel breakdown

R85
G190
B40
Red85 (33.3%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue102°
Saturation (HSL)65.22%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G BE · B 28

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