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Recognised as Colour

#55C415

  • #55C415
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55C415 is a green with RGB values 85, 196, 21 and HSL 98°, 81%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55C415#55C415
HEX#55C415
RGBrgb(85, 196, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7686, 0.0824
RGB percentages33.3%, 76.9%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(98.1, 80.6%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.1, 89.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK56.6%, 0%, 89.3%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,620,757
CSS custom property--colour: #55C415;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#AA3BEA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDA930no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4BBDA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 10.6Yellow green · ΔE 21.4Green yellow · ΔE 26.6Lawn green · ΔE 27.2Chartreuse · ΔE 28.5Green · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8415C4
Analogous#ACC415, #15C42D
Triadic#1555C4, #C41555
Split complementary#2D15C4, #C415AC
Tetradic#15ACC4, #8415C4, #C42D15

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9F6AF
Lighter +30%#AAF181
Lighter +20%#8BED52
Lighter +10%#6CE824
Darker −10%#419610
Darker −20%#2D680B
Darker −30%#193A06
Darker −40%#050C01
More saturated +25%#4FD900
Less saturated −25%#5CA930

Channel breakdown

R85
G196
B21
Red85 (33.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue98.06°
Saturation (HSL)80.65%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G C4 · B 15

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