Recognised as Colour

#55D37B

#55D37B
Green
Dark
Nearest: Light green

#55D37B is a green with RGB values 85, 211, 123 and HSL 138°, 59%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#55D37B#55D37B

HEX#55D37B

RGBrgb(85, 211, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8275, 0.4824

RGB percentages33.3%, 82.7%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(138.1, 58.9%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(138.1, 59.7%, 82.7%)

CMYK59.7%, 0%, 41.7%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,624,699

CSS custom property--colour: #55D37B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#AA2C84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4C275no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3B781no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Tritanopia#2FD0BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13.5 Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.2 Pale green · ΔE 16.6 Medium spring green · ΔE 20.2 Forest green · ΔE 28.3 Spring green · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D355AD

Analogous#6ED355, #55D3BA

Triadic#7B55D3, #D37B55

Split complementary#BA55D3, #D3556E

Tetradic#556ED3, #D355AD, #D3BA55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7FDF9

Lighter +30%#CFF2D9

Lighter +20%#A6E8BA

Lighter +10%#7EDD9A

Darker −10%#32C35E

Darker −20%#289A4A

Darker −30%#1D7237

Darker −40%#134923

More saturated +25%#3AEE70

Less saturated −25%#70B886

Channel breakdown

R85

G211

B123

Red85 (33.3%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue138.1°

Saturation (HSL)58.88%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G D3 · B 7B

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Colour values

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