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Recognised as Colour

#55CA6C

  • #55CA6C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#55CA6C is a green with RGB values 85, 202, 108 and HSL 132°, 52%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#55CA6C#55CA6C
HEX#55CA6C
RGBrgb(85, 202, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7922, 0.4235
RGB percentages33.3%, 79.2%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(131.8, 52.5%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131.8, 57.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK57.9%, 0%, 46.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,622,380
CSS custom property--colour: #55CA6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#AA3593

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCBA65no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDAF72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3AC6B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.7Pale green · ΔE 18.3Medium spring green · ΔE 23.3Forest green · ΔE 24Limegreen · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA55B3
Analogous#78CA55, #55CAA7
Triadic#6C55CA, #CA6C55
Split complementary#A755CA, #CA5578
Tetradic#5578CA, #CA55B3, #CAA755

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FAF2
Lighter +30%#CAEED1
Lighter +20%#A3E2AF
Lighter +10%#7CD68E
Darker −10%#38B450
Darker −20%#2C8D3F
Darker −30%#20662E
Darker −40%#143F1C
More saturated +25%#39E65B
Less saturated −25%#71AE7D

Channel breakdown

R85
G202
B108
Red85 (33.3%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue131.79°
Saturation (HSL)52.47%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G CA · B 6C

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