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Colour

#55DD77

  • #55DD77
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#55DD77 is a green with RGB values 85, 221, 119 and HSL 135°, 67%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#55DD77#55DD77
HEX#55DD77
HEX (short)#5D7
RGBrgb(85, 221, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8667, 0.4667
RGB percentages33.3%, 86.7%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(135, 66.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135, 61.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK61.5%, 0%, 46.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,627,255
CSS custom property--colour: #55DD77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#AA2288

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFCB6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDBF7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2CD9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 14.4Pale green · ΔE 15.5Medium spring green · ΔE 16.3Spring green · ΔE 22.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.7Limegreen · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD55BB
Analogous#77DD55, #55DDBB
Triadic#7755DD, #DD7755
Split complementary#BB55DD, #DD5577
Tetradic#5577DD, #DD55BB, #DDBB55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5F7DD
Lighter +20%#AAEEBB
Lighter +10%#7FE599
Darker −10%#2AD555
Darker −20%#22AA44
Darker −30%#198033
Darker −40%#115522
More saturated +25%#3BF76A
Less saturated −25%#6EC384

Channel breakdown

R85
G221
B119
Red85 (33.3%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue135°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G DD · B 77

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