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Recognised as Colour

#55DB00

  • #55DB00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#55DB00 is a green with RGB values 85, 219, 0 and HSL 97°, 100%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#55DB00#55DB00
HEX#55DB00
RGBrgb(85, 219, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8588, 0
RGB percentages33.3%, 85.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(96.7, 100%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.7, 100%, 85.9%)
CMYK61.2%, 0%, 100%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,626,624
CSS custom property--colour: #55DB00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#AA24FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2C600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BC30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Tritanopia#45D3BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 14.7Limegreen · ΔE 15Chartreuse · ΔE 16Green yellow · ΔE 21.1Lime · ΔE 23.2Yellow green · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 14.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8600DB
Analogous#C3DB00, #00DB18
Triadic#0055DB, #DB0055
Split complementary#1900DB, #DB00C2
Tetradic#00C3DB, #8600DB, #DB1800

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAFFA8
Lighter +30%#ABFF75
Lighter +20%#8BFF42
Lighter +10%#6CFF0F
Darker −10%#41A800
Darker −20%#2D7500
Darker −30%#1A4200
Darker −40%#060F00
More saturated +25%#55DB00
Less saturated −25%#5BC01B

Channel breakdown

R85
G219
B0
Red85 (33.3%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue96.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G DB · B 00

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