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Recognised as Colour

#055211

  • #055211
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark green

#055211 is a green with RGB values 5, 82, 17 and HSL 129°, 89%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark green.

Colour values

#055211#055211
HEX#055211
RGBrgb(5, 82, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.3216, 0.0667
RGB percentages2%, 32.2%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(129.4, 88.5%, 17.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.4, 93.9%, 32.2%)
CMYK93.9%, 0%, 79.3%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer348,689
CSS custom property--colour: #055211;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#FAADEE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#544906no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C4418no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005045no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark green · ΔE 15.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.1Sea green · ΔE 24.5Forest green · ΔE 29Green · ΔE 30.1Olivedrab · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark green (#006400)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#520546
Analogous#1F5205, #055237
Triadic#110552, #521105
Split complementary#370552, #520520
Tetradic#052052, #520546, #523805

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#31F24F
Lighter +30%#0EE22F
Lighter +20%#0BB225
Lighter +10%#08821B
Darker −10%#022207
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00570E
Less saturated −25%#104718

Channel breakdown

R5
G82
B17
Red5 (2%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue129.35°
Saturation (HSL)88.51%
Lightness17.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 52 · B 11

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