Recognised as Colour

#55BF44

#55BF44
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#55BF44 is a green with RGB values 85, 191, 68 and HSL 112°, 49%, 51%. 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

#55BF44#55BF44

HEX#55BF44

RGBrgb(85, 191, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.749, 0.2667

RGB percentages33.3%, 74.9%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(111.7, 49%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(111.7, 64.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK55.5%, 0%, 64.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,619,524

CSS custom property--colour: #55BF44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#AA40BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4AE35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6A54Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Tritanopia#47B9A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 17.1 Forest green · ΔE 20.1 Green · ΔE 23.1 Yellow green · ΔE 23.1 Light green · ΔE 23.7 Pale green · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 17.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AE44BF

Analogous#93BF44, #44BF70

Triadic#4455BF, #BF4455

Split complementary#7144BF, #BF4492

Tetradic#4492BF, #AE44BF, #BF7044

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFF3DC

Lighter +30%#BDE6B6

Lighter +20%#9AD990

Lighter +10%#78CC6A

Darker −10%#439B35

Darker −20%#337528

Darker −30%#224F1B

Darker −40%#12290E

More saturated +25%#3EDE25

Less saturated −25%#6CA063

Channel breakdown

R85

G191

B68

Red85 (33.3%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue111.71°

Saturation (HSL)49%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G BF · B 44

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