Recognised as Colour

#55BF1F

#55BF1F
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#55BF1F is a green with RGB values 85, 191, 31 and HSL 100°, 72%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55BF1F#55BF1F

HEX#55BF1F

RGBrgb(85, 191, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.749, 0.1216

RGB percentages33.3%, 74.9%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(99.8, 72.1%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(99.8, 83.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK55.5%, 0%, 83.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,619,487

CSS custom property--colour: #55BF1F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#AA40E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5AE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8A534no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original

Tritanopia#4CB8A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 11.6 Yellow green · ΔE 20 Green · ΔE 27.1 Forest green · ΔE 27.1 Green yellow · ΔE 29.5 Lawn green · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#891FBF

Analogous#A5BF1F, #1FBF39

Triadic#1F55BF, #BF1F55

Split complementary#391FBF, #BF1FA5

Tetradic#1FA5BF, #891FBF, #BF391F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CBF3B7

Lighter +30%#ACEC8B

Lighter +20%#8CE55F

Lighter +10%#6DDE33

Darker −10%#419318

Darker −20%#2E6711

Darker −30%#1A3B0A

Darker −40%#070F03

More saturated +25%#4CDB03

Less saturated −25%#5EA33B

Channel breakdown

R85

G191

B31

Red85 (33.3%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue99.75°

Saturation (HSL)72.07%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G BF · B 1F

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Colour values

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