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Recognised as Colour

#55FF42

  • #55FF42
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#55FF42 is a green with RGB values 85, 255, 66 and HSL 114°, 100%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#55FF42#55FF42
HEX#55FF42
RGBrgb(85, 255, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 1, 0.2588
RGB percentages33.3%, 100%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(114, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(114, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK66.7%, 0%, 74.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,635,906
CSS custom property--colour: #55FF42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.77:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#AA00BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE717no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1DA57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2EF7DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.9 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 text15.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 14.7Lime · ΔE 15Chartreuse · ΔE 15.4Limegreen · ΔE 21.4Green yellow · ΔE 25.2Spring green · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC42FF
Analogous#B3FF42, #42FF8E
Triadic#4255FF, #FF4255
Split complementary#8E42FF, #FF42B3
Tetradic#42B3FF, #EC42FF, #FF8E42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFFFDB
Lighter +20%#B1FFA8
Lighter +10%#83FF75
Darker −10%#27FF0F
Darker −20%#16DB00
Darker −30%#11A800
Darker −40%#0C7500
More saturated +25%#55FF42
Less saturated −25%#68E75A

Channel breakdown

R85
G255
B66
Red85 (33.3%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue113.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G FF · B 42

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