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Recognised as Colour

#55CE40

  • #55CE40
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55CE40 is a green with RGB values 85, 206, 64 and HSL 111°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55CE40#55CE40
HEX#55CE40
RGBrgb(85, 206, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8078, 0.251
RGB percentages33.3%, 80.8%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(111.1, 59.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.1, 68.9%, 80.8%)
CMYK58.7%, 0%, 68.9%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,623,360
CSS custom property--colour: #55CE40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#AA31BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3BC2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B24Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Tritanopia#44C8B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 8.4Yellow green · ΔE 23.4Spring green · ΔE 25.2Light green · ΔE 27.9Pale green · ΔE 28.1Forest green · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 8.42, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B940CE
Analogous#9CCE40, #40CE72
Triadic#4055CE, #CE4055
Split complementary#7240CE, #CE409C
Tetradic#409CCE, #B940CE, #CE7240

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F8E2
Lighter +30%#C1EDBA
Lighter +20%#9DE391
Lighter +10%#79D869
Darker −10%#40AE2D
Darker −20%#318622
Darker −30%#225D18
Darker −40%#13350D
More saturated +25%#40EC22
Less saturated −25%#6AB05E

Channel breakdown

R85
G206
B64
Red85 (33.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue111.13°
Saturation (HSL)59.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G CE · B 40

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