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Recognised as Colour

#55BF5C

  • #55BF5C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#55BF5C is a green with RGB values 85, 191, 92 and HSL 124°, 45%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#55BF5C#55BF5C
HEX#55BF5C
RGBrgb(85, 191, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.749, 0.3608
RGB percentages33.3%, 74.9%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(124, 45.3%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(124, 55.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK55.5%, 0%, 51.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,619,548
CSS custom property--colour: #55BF5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39966WCAG 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 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#AA40A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AF53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A663no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Tritanopia#42BAA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 17Light green · ΔE 18.1Forest green · ΔE 19.4Pale green · ΔE 21.6Green · ΔE 25Limegreen · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 17.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF55B8
Analogous#83BF55, #55BF91
Triadic#5C55BF, #BF5C55
Split complementary#9155BF, #BF5583
Tetradic#5583BF, #BF55B8, #BF9155

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F7EA
Lighter +30%#C4E9C7
Lighter +20%#9FDBA3
Lighter +10%#7ACD80
Darker −10%#3EA344
Darker −20%#307E35
Darker −30%#225925
Darker −40%#143416
More saturated +25%#38DC43
Less saturated −25%#72A275

Channel breakdown

R85
G191
B92
Red85 (33.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue123.96°
Saturation (HSL)45.3%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G BF · B 5C

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