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Recognised as Colour

#55DC3F

  • #55DC3F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55DC3F is a green with RGB values 85, 220, 63 and HSL 112°, 69%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55DC3F#55DC3F
HEX#55DC3F
RGBrgb(85, 220, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8627, 0.2471
RGB percentages33.3%, 86.3%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(111.6, 69.2%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.6, 71.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK61.4%, 0%, 71.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,626,943
CSS custom property--colour: #55DC3F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#AA23C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2C824no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BD4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3FD5BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 6.3Spring green · ΔE 22.5Lawn green · ΔE 24.9Chartreuse · ΔE 26.1Green yellow · ΔE 26.5Yellow green · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 6.28, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C63FDC
Analogous#A4DC3F, #3FDC77
Triadic#3F55DC, #DC3F55
Split complementary#773FDC, #DC3FA4
Tetradic#3FA4DC, #C63FDC, #DC773F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEFBEC
Lighter +30%#C8F4C0
Lighter +20%#A1EC95
Lighter +10%#7BE46A
Darker −10%#3AC424
Darker −20%#2D991C
Darker −30%#216E14
Darker −40%#14430C
More saturated +25%#41F823
Less saturated −25%#69C05B

Channel breakdown

R85
G220
B63
Red85 (33.3%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue111.59°
Saturation (HSL)69.16%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G DC · B 3F

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