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Recognised as Colour

#55CA45

  • #55CA45
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55CA45 is a green with RGB values 85, 202, 69 and HSL 113°, 56%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55CA45#55CA45
HEX#55CA45
RGBrgb(85, 202, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7922, 0.2706
RGB percentages33.3%, 79.2%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(112.8, 55.6%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(112.8, 65.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK57.9%, 0%, 65.8%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,622,341
CSS custom property--colour: #55CA45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#AA35BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFB834no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AE51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Tritanopia#44C4AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 11.6Yellow green · ΔE 23.4Light green · ΔE 25.2Forest green · ΔE 25.4Pale green · ΔE 26Spring green · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA45CA
Analogous#98CA45, #45CA78
Triadic#4555CA, #CA4555
Split complementary#7845CA, #CA4598
Tetradic#4598CA, #BA45CA, #CA7745

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F7E4
Lighter +30%#C2ECBC
Lighter +20%#9EE194
Lighter +10%#79D56D
Darker −10%#40AB31
Darker −20%#318425
Darker −30%#225C1A
Darker −40%#13340F
More saturated +25%#3EE827
Less saturated −25%#6CAC63

Channel breakdown

R85
G202
B69
Red85 (33.3%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue112.78°
Saturation (HSL)55.65%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G CA · B 45

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