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Recognised as Colour

#55DD91

  • #55DD91
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#55DD91 is a green with RGB values 85, 221, 145 and HSL 146°, 67%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#55DD91#55DD91
HEX#55DD91
RGBrgb(85, 221, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8667, 0.5686
RGB percentages33.3%, 86.7%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(146.5, 66.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.5, 61.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK61.5%, 0%, 34.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,627,281
CSS custom property--colour: #55DD91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.14:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#AA226E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCCC8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAC096no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Tritanopia#16DBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 14.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.5Pale green · ΔE 17.4Medium spring green · ΔE 19.4Aquamarine · ΔE 22.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 14.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD55A1
Analogous#5DDD55, #55DDD5
Triadic#9155DD, #DD9155
Split complementary#D555DD, #DD555D
Tetradic#555DDD, #DD55A1, #DDD555

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5F7E4
Lighter +20%#AAEEC8
Lighter +10%#7FE5AD
Darker −10%#2AD576
Darker −20%#22AA5E
Darker −30%#198047
Darker −40%#11552F
More saturated +25%#3BF78E
Less saturated −25%#6EC394

Channel breakdown

R85
G221
B145
Red85 (33.3%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue146.47°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G DD · B 91

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