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Recognised as Colour

#55EC00

  • #55EC00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#55EC00 is a green with RGB values 85, 236, 0 and HSL 98°, 100%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#55EC00#55EC00
HEX#55EC00
RGBrgb(85, 236, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.9255, 0
RGB percentages33.3%, 92.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(98.4, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.4, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK64%, 0%, 100%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,630,976
CSS custom property--colour: #55EC00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.38:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#AA13FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3D600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1CA34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3FE4C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 9Chartreuse · ΔE 10.1Lime · ΔE 15.3Limegreen · ΔE 21.5Green yellow · ΔE 21.8Spring green · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9700EC
Analogous#CBEC00, #00EC21
Triadic#0055EC, #EC0055
Split complementary#2100EC, #EC00CB
Tetradic#00CBEC, #9700EC, #EC2100

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2FFB9
Lighter +30%#B2FF86
Lighter +20%#91FF53
Lighter +10%#70FF20
Darker −10%#43B900
Darker −20%#308600
Darker −30%#1E5300
Darker −40%#0C2000
More saturated +25%#55EC00
Less saturated −25%#5DCF1D

Channel breakdown

R85
G236
B0
Red85 (33.3%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue98.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G EC · B 00

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