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Colour

#55CB38

  • #55CB38
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55CB38 is a green with RGB values 85, 203, 56 and HSL 108°, 59%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55CB38#55CB38
HEX#55CB38
RGBrgb(85, 203, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7961, 0.2196
RGB percentages33.3%, 79.6%, 22%
HSLhsl(108.2, 58.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108.2, 72.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK58.1%, 0%, 72.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,622,584
CSS custom property--colour: #55CB38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#AA34C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1B91Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2AF47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#46C4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 8.1Yellow green · ΔE 22.5Spring green · ΔE 26.9Forest green · ΔE 28.4Green · ΔE 29.4Light green · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE38CB
Analogous#9ECB38, #38CB65
Triadic#3855CB, #CB3855
Split complementary#6438CB, #CB389F
Tetradic#389FCB, #AE38CB, #CB6538

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF5DA
Lighter +30%#BDEBB1
Lighter +20%#9AE089
Lighter +10%#78D660
Darker −10%#43A52B
Darker −20%#337C21
Darker −30%#225416
Darker −40%#122C0B
More saturated +25%#42EA19
Less saturated −25%#68AC57

Channel breakdown

R85
G203
B56
Red85 (33.3%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue108.16°
Saturation (HSL)58.57%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G CB · B 38

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