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Recognised as Colour

#55FF38

  • #55FF38
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lime

#55FF38 is a green with RGB values 85, 255, 56 and HSL 111°, 100%, 61%. 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

#55FF38#55FF38
HEX#55FF38
RGBrgb(85, 255, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 1, 0.2196
RGB percentages33.3%, 100%, 22%
HSLhsl(111.3, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.3, 78%, 100%)
CMYK66.7%, 0%, 78%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,635,896
CSS custom property--colour: #55FF38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.75:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#AA00C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2DA50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.9 from the original
Tritanopia#31F7DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lime · ΔE 12.6Lawn green · ΔE 12.7Chartreuse · ΔE 13.3Limegreen · ΔE 23.3Green yellow · ΔE 24.9Spring green · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourLime (#00FF00)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E238FF
Analogous#B8FF38, #38FF7F
Triadic#3855FF, #FF3855
Split complementary#7F38FF, #FF38B8
Tetradic#38B8FF, #E238FF, #FF7F38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8FFD1
Lighter +20%#ACFF9E
Lighter +10%#81FF6B
Darker −10%#29FF05
Darker −20%#1ED100
Darker −30%#179E00
Darker −40%#106B00
More saturated +25%#55FF38
Less saturated −25%#67E651

Channel breakdown

R85
G255
B56
Red85 (33.3%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue111.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G FF · B 38

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