Colour

#55E78C

#55E78C
Green
Light
Nearest: Medium spring green

#55E78C is a green with RGB values 85, 231, 140 and HSL 143°, 75%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.

Colour values

#55E78C#55E78C

HEX#55E78C

RGBrgb(85, 231, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.9059, 0.549

RGB percentages33.3%, 90.6%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(142.6, 75.3%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(142.6, 63.2%, 90.6%)

CMYK63.2%, 0%, 39.4%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,629,836

CSS custom property--colour: #55E78C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.2:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#AA1873

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7D586no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4C892no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Tritanopia#12E4D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium spring green · ΔE 13 Light green · ΔE 13.6 Pale green · ΔE 14.4 Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.9 Spring green · ΔE 23.7 Aquamarine · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium spring green (#00FA9A)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E755B0

Analogous#67E755, #55E7D5

Triadic#8C55E7, #E78C55

Split complementary#D555E7, #E75567

Tetradic#5567E7, #E755B0, #E7D555

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DBFAE7

Lighter +20%#AEF4C8

Lighter +10%#82EDAA

Darker −10%#28E16E

Darker −20%#1ABC57

Darker −30%#148F42

Darker −40%#0E622E

More saturated +25%#3DFF86

Less saturated −25%#6DCF92

Channel breakdown

R85

G231

B140

Red85 (33.3%)

Green231 (90.6%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue142.6°

Saturation (HSL)75.26%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G E7 · B 8C

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