Colour

#55CF66

#55CF66
Green
Dark
Nearest: Light green

#55CF66 is a green with RGB values 85, 207, 102 and HSL 128°, 56%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#55CF66#55CF66

HEX#55CF66

RGBrgb(85, 207, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8118, 0.4

RGB percentages33.3%, 81.2%, 40%

HSLhsl(128.4, 56%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(128.4, 58.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK58.9%, 0%, 50.7%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,623,654

CSS custom property--colour: #55CF66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.5:1

Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#AA3099

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2BE5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2B36Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3ACAB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16 Pale green · ΔE 18.2 Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.3 Medium spring green · ΔE 21.9 Limegreen · ΔE 22.7 Forest green · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CF55BE

Analogous#81CF55, #55CFA3

Triadic#6655CF, #CF6655

Split complementary#A355CF, #CF5581

Tetradic#5581CF, #CF55BE, #CFA355

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4FCF5

Lighter +30%#CCF1D1

Lighter +20%#A5E5AE

Lighter +10%#7DDA8A

Darker −10%#35BC48

Darker −20%#2A9439

Darker −30%#1F6C29

Darker −40%#13451A

More saturated +25%#3AEA52

Less saturated −25%#70B47A

Channel breakdown

R85

G207

B102

Red85 (33.3%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue128.36°

Saturation (HSL)55.96%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G CF · B 66

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