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Recognised as Colour

#55CD35

  • #55CD35
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55CD35 is a green with RGB values 85, 205, 53 and HSL 107°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55CD35#55CD35
HEX#55CD35
RGBrgb(85, 205, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8039, 0.2078
RGB percentages33.3%, 80.4%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(107.4, 60.3%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(107.4, 74.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK58.5%, 0%, 74.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,623,093
CSS custom property--colour: #55CD35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45851WCAG 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 10.17:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#AA32CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3BA15no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B145no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Tritanopia#46C6B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 7.1Yellow green · ΔE 22.9Spring green · ΔE 26.8Green yellow · ΔE 28.5Lawn green · ΔE 29.1Forest green · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD35CD
Analogous#A1CD35, #35CD61
Triadic#3555CD, #CD3555
Split complementary#6135CD, #CD35A1
Tetradic#35A1CD, #AD35CD, #CD6135

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF5D9
Lighter +30%#BCEBB0
Lighter +20%#9AE187
Lighter +10%#77D75E
Darker −10%#43A629
Darker −20%#337D1F
Darker −30%#225415
Darker −40%#122B0B
More saturated +25%#43ED15
Less saturated −25%#67AE55

Channel breakdown

R85
G205
B53
Red85 (33.3%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue107.37°
Saturation (HSL)60.32%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G CD · B 35

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