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Recognised as Colour

#55C73A

  • #55C73A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55C73A is a green with RGB values 85, 199, 58 and HSL 109°, 56%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55C73A#55C73A
HEX#55C73A
RGBrgb(85, 199, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7804, 0.2275
RGB percentages33.3%, 78%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(108.5, 55.7%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108.5, 70.9%, 78%)
CMYK57.3%, 0%, 70.9%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,621,562
CSS custom property--colour: #55C73A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#AA38C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCB523no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAC48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#47C1ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 10.2Yellow green · ΔE 22Forest green · ΔE 25.9Green · ΔE 27.3Spring green · ΔE 27.9Light green · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC3AC7
Analogous#9CC73A, #3AC766
Triadic#3A55C7, #C73A55
Split complementary#663AC7, #C73A9B
Tetradic#3A9BC7, #AC3AC7, #C7653A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF4D9
Lighter +30%#BCE9B1
Lighter +20%#9ADE89
Lighter +10%#77D262
Darker −10%#44A02E
Darker −20%#337922
Darker −30%#225117
Darker −40%#11290C
More saturated +25%#41E71A
Less saturated −25%#69A75A

Channel breakdown

R85
G199
B58
Red85 (33.3%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue108.51°
Saturation (HSL)55.73%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G C7 · B 3A

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