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#00552C

#00552C is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Evergreen. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 33.3% green, and 17.3% blue. Its hue is 151°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

8.99:1 AAA
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Black text on this color

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This color as text on black

2.34:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #00552C as they’d see it.

Typical vision#00552C
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #00552C

What color is #00552C?

#00552C is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Evergreen. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 33.3% green, and 17.3% blue. Its hue is 151°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #00552C in RGB?

#00552C is rgb(0, 85, 44): 0 red, 85 green, and 44 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #00552C in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(100, 0, 48, 67). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #00552C?

PANTONE 357 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #00552C?

Its complement #7D2C4A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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