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Recognised as Colour

#55FF8D

  • #55FF8D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium spring green

#55FF8D is a green with RGB values 85, 255, 141 and HSL 140°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.

Colour values

#55FF8D#55FF8D
HEX#55FF8D
RGBrgb(85, 255, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 1, 0.5529
RGB percentages33.3%, 100%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(139.8, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.8, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK66.7%, 0%, 44.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,635,981
CSS custom property--colour: #55FF8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.07:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#AA0072

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEA84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBDB95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00FBE4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium spring green · ΔE 10.3Spring green · ΔE 10.9Pale green · ΔE 19.4Light green · ΔE 21.8Limegreen · ΔE 25.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium spring green (#00FA9A)ΔE 10.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF55C7
Analogous#72FF55, #55FFE2
Triadic#8D55FF, #FF8D55
Split complementary#E255FF, #FF5572
Tetradic#5572FF, #FF55C7, #FFE255

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEFFF4
Lighter +20%#BBFFD1
Lighter +10%#88FFAF
Darker −10%#22FF6B
Darker −20%#00EE4E
Darker −30%#00BB3E
Darker −40%#00882D
More saturated +25%#55FF8D
Less saturated −25%#6AEA94

Channel breakdown

R85
G255
B141
Red85 (33.3%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue139.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G FF · B 8D

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