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Recognised as Colour

#55DF97

  • #55DF97
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#55DF97 is a green with RGB values 85, 223, 151 and HSL 149°, 68%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#55DF97#55DF97
HEX#55DF97
RGBrgb(85, 223, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8745, 0.5922
RGB percentages33.3%, 87.5%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(148.7, 68.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(148.7, 61.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK61.9%, 0%, 32.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,627,799
CSS custom property--colour: #55DF97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.39:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#AA2068

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DECF93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBC19Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Tritanopia#07DDCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.8Pale green · ΔE 18.4Medium spring green · ΔE 20.2Aquamarine · ΔE 20.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF559D
Analogous#58DF55, #55DFDC
Triadic#9755DF, #DF9755
Split complementary#DC55DF, #DF5558
Tetradic#5558DF, #DF559D, #DFDC55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6F7E6
Lighter +20%#ABEFCC
Lighter +10%#80E7B1
Darker −10%#2AD77D
Darker −20%#21AD64
Darker −30%#19824B
Darker −40%#105832
More saturated +25%#3CF896
Less saturated −25%#6EC698

Channel breakdown

R85
G223
B151
Red85 (33.3%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue148.7°
Saturation (HSL)68.32%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G DF · B 97

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