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Recognised as Colour

#55C309

  • #55C309
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55C309 is a green with RGB values 85, 195, 9 and HSL 95°, 91%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55C309#55C309
HEX#55C309
RGBrgb(85, 195, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7647, 0.0353
RGB percentages33.3%, 76.5%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(95.5, 91.2%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95.5, 95.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK56.4%, 0%, 95.4%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,620,489
CSS custom property--colour: #55C309;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#AA3CF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCA82Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Tritanopia#4CBCA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 11.6Yellow green · ΔE 21.5Green yellow · ΔE 26.2Lawn green · ΔE 26.5Chartreuse · ΔE 27.8Green · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7709C3
Analogous#B2C309, #09C31A
Triadic#0955C3, #C30955
Split complementary#1A09C3, #C309B2
Tetradic#09B2C3, #7709C3, #C31A09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3FB9E
Lighter +30%#A6F86D
Lighter +20%#88F63C
Lighter +10%#6AF40B
Darker −10%#409207
Darker −20%#2A6204
Darker −30%#153102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#53CC00
Less saturated −25%#5AAA23

Channel breakdown

R85
G195
B9
Red85 (33.3%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue95.48°
Saturation (HSL)91.18%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G C3 · B 09

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