Colour

#55C58B

#55C58B
Green
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#55C58B is a green with RGB values 85, 197, 139 and HSL 149°, 49%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#55C58B#55C58B

HEX#55C58B

RGBrgb(85, 197, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7725, 0.5451

RGB percentages33.3%, 77.3%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(148.9, 49.1%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(148.9, 56.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK56.9%, 0%, 29.4%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,621,131

CSS custom property--colour: #55C58B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1

Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#AA3A74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3B788no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4AC8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2CC4B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 8.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.9 Sea green · ΔE 21.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.6 Aquamarine · ΔE 22.3 Light green · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5558F

Analogous#57C555, #55C5C3

Triadic#8B55C5, #C58B55

Split complementary#C355C5, #C55557

Tetradic#5557C5, #C5558F, #C5C355

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDF9F3

Lighter +30%#C7ECD9

Lighter +20%#A1DFBF

Lighter +10%#7BD2A5

Darker −10%#3BAC71

Darker −20%#2E8658

Darker −30%#21603F

Darker −40%#143A26

More saturated +25%#39E28A

Less saturated −25%#72A98C

Channel breakdown

R85

G197

B139

Red85 (33.3%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue148.93°

Saturation (HSL)49.12%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G C5 · B 8B

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Colour values

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