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Recognised as Colour

#55CE50

  • #55CE50
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55CE50 is a green with RGB values 85, 206, 80 and HSL 118°, 56%, 56%. 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

#55CE50#55CE50
HEX#55CE50
RGBrgb(85, 206, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8078, 0.3137
RGB percentages33.3%, 80.8%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(117.6, 56.3%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.6, 61.2%, 80.8%)
CMYK58.7%, 0%, 61.2%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,623,376
CSS custom property--colour: #55CE50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#AA31AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2BC42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3B25Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Tritanopia#41C8B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.6Light green · ΔE 22.5Pale green · ΔE 23.3Spring green · ΔE 24.2Yellow green · ΔE 25.2Forest green · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C950CE
Analogous#94CE50, #50CE8A
Triadic#5055CE, #CE5055
Split complementary#8A50CE, #CE5094
Tetradic#5094CE, #C950CE, #CE8A50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0FBEF
Lighter +30%#C9EFC8
Lighter +20%#A2E4A0
Lighter +10%#7CD978
Darker −10%#39B833
Darker −20%#2C9028
Darker −30%#20681D
Darker −40%#144012
More saturated +25%#3BEA34
Less saturated −25%#6FB26C

Channel breakdown

R85
G206
B80
Red85 (33.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue117.62°
Saturation (HSL)56.25%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G CE · B 50

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