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Recognised as Colour

#55DD79

  • #55DD79
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#55DD79 is a green with RGB values 85, 221, 121 and HSL 136°, 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

#55DD79#55DD79
HEX#55DD79
RGBrgb(85, 221, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8667, 0.4745
RGB percentages33.3%, 86.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(135.9, 66.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.9, 61.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK61.5%, 0%, 45.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,627,257
CSS custom property--colour: #55DD79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 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#AA2286

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFCB71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDBF80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2BD9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 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 14Pale green · ΔE 15.3Medium spring green · ΔE 16.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 22Spring green · ΔE 22.8Limegreen · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD55B9
Analogous#75DD55, #55DDBD
Triadic#7955DD, #DD7955
Split complementary#BD55DD, #DD5575
Tetradic#5575DD, #DD55B9, #DDBD55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5F7DE
Lighter +20%#AAEEBC
Lighter +10%#7FE59A
Darker −10%#2AD557
Darker −20%#22AA46
Darker −30%#198034
Darker −40%#115523
More saturated +25%#3BF76D
Less saturated −25%#6EC385

Channel breakdown

R85
G221
B121
Red85 (33.3%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue135.88°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G DD · B 79

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