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Recognised as Colour

#55DD3E

  • #55DD3E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#55DD3E is a green with RGB values 85, 221, 62 and HSL 111°, 70%, 55%. 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

#55DD3E#55DD3E
HEX#55DD3E
RGBrgb(85, 221, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8667, 0.2431
RGB percentages33.3%, 86.7%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(111.3, 70%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.3, 71.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK61.5%, 0%, 71.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,627,198
CSS custom property--colour: #55DD3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#AA22C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3C921no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BE4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3FD6BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 6.6Spring green · ΔE 22.6Lawn green · ΔE 24.1Chartreuse · ΔE 25.3Green yellow · ΔE 26Yellow green · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 6.56, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C63EDD
Analogous#A4DD3E, #3EDD76
Triadic#3E55DD, #DD3E55
Split complementary#763EDD, #DD3EA5
Tetradic#3EA5DD, #C63EDD, #DD773E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEFCEB
Lighter +30%#C8F4C0
Lighter +20%#A1EC95
Lighter +10%#7BE569
Darker −10%#3AC523
Darker −20%#2D9A1B
Darker −30%#216F13
Darker −40%#14430C
More saturated +25%#41F922
Less saturated −25%#69C15A

Channel breakdown

R85
G221
B62
Red85 (33.3%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue111.32°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G DD · B 3E

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