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Recognised as Colour

#55C169

  • #55C169
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#55C169 is a green with RGB values 85, 193, 105 and HSL 131°, 47%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#55C169#55C169
HEX#55C169
RGBrgb(85, 193, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7569, 0.4118
RGB percentages33.3%, 75.7%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(131.1, 46.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131.1, 56%, 75.7%)
CMYK56%, 0%, 45.6%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,620,073
CSS custom property--colour: #55C169;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#AA3E96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3B262no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A86Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3EBDACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 12Light green · ΔE 16.8Pale green · ΔE 20.9Forest green · ΔE 22Sea green · ΔE 26Medium spring green · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C155AD
Analogous#77C155, #55C19F
Triadic#6955C1, #C16955
Split complementary#9F55C1, #C15577
Tetradic#5577C1, #C155AD, #C19F55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF8ED
Lighter +30%#C5EACC
Lighter +20%#A0DCAB
Lighter +10%#7ACF8A
Darker −10%#3DA650
Darker −20%#2F813E
Darker −30%#215C2C
Darker −40%#14361A
More saturated +25%#38DE57
Less saturated −25%#72A47B

Channel breakdown

R85
G193
B105
Red85 (33.3%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue131.11°
Saturation (HSL)46.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G C1 · B 69

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