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Colour

#55DC55

  • #55DC55
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55DC55 is a green with RGB values 85, 220, 85 and HSL 120°, 66%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#55DC55#55DC55
HEX#55DC55
RGBrgb(85, 220, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8627, 0.3333
RGB percentages33.3%, 86.3%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(120, 65.9%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 61.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK61.4%, 0%, 61.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,626,965
CSS custom property--colour: #55DC55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.75:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#AA23AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0C946no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0BD60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3AD6BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 10.3Spring green · ΔE 19Pale green · ΔE 24.5Medium spring green · ΔE 24.9Light green · ΔE 25.1Yellow green · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC55DC
Analogous#99DC55, #55DC99
Triadic#5555DC, #DC5555
Split complementary#9955DC, #DC5599
Tetradic#5599DC, #DC55DC, #DC9955

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFE
Lighter +30%#D4F6D4
Lighter +20%#AAEDAA
Lighter +10%#7FE57F
Darker −10%#2BD32B
Darker −20%#23A823
Darker −30%#1A7E1A
Darker −40%#115411
More saturated +25%#3BF63B
Less saturated −25%#6FC26F

Channel breakdown

R85
G220
B85
Red85 (33.3%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)65.85%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G DC · B 55

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