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Recognised as Colour

#55FF00

  • #55FF00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lime

#55FF00 is a green with RGB values 85, 255, 0 and HSL 100°, 100%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lime.

Colour values

#55FF00#55FF00
HEX#55FF00
HEX (short)#5F0
RGBrgb(85, 255, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 1, 0
RGB percentages33.3%, 100%, 0%
HSLhsl(100, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 100%, 100%)
CMYK66.7%, 0%, 100%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,635,840
CSS custom property--colour: #55FF00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.69:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#AA00FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3DA3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.1 from the original
Tritanopia#36F6D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lime · ΔE 8.3Chartreuse · ΔE 10.1Lawn green · ΔE 10.1Green yellow · ΔE 25.8Limegreen · ΔE 30Spring green · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourLime (#00FF00)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA00FF
Analogous#D4FF00, #00FF2A
Triadic#0055FF, #FF0055
Split complementary#2B00FF, #FF00D4
Tetradic#00D5FF, #AA00FF, #FF2A00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDFFCC
Lighter +30%#BBFF99
Lighter +20%#99FF66
Lighter +10%#77FF33
Darker −10%#44CC00
Darker −20%#339900
Darker −30%#226600
Darker −40%#113300
More saturated +25%#55FF00
Less saturated −25%#60DF20

Channel breakdown

R85
G255
B0
Red85 (33.3%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G FF · B 00

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