What color is #55BB88?

#55BB88 is a desaturated spring green known as Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bleached Olive?

The RGB value is 85, 187, 136: 85 red, 187 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bleached Olive?

The complementary color is #BB5588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55BB88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bleached Olive color: hex code #55BB88

#55BB88 rgb(85, 187, 136)

Shades of green

Bleached Olive has the hex code #55BB88. It is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 73.3% green and 53.3% blue (85, 187, 136).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 43% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

Bleached Olive (#55BB88) color codes

HEX	`#55BB88`
RGB	`rgb(85, 187, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 73.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 43%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 55%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.93, -41.68, 17.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.93, 45.02, 157.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.958, 39.247, 29.495)`
Decimal	`5618568`
Short hex	`#5B8`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bleached Olive, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #55BB88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55BB88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #55BB88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55bb88; }
.text { color: #55bb88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55bb88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 187 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55bb88, #55bbbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #55BB88 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #55BB88?: #55BB88 is a desaturated spring green known as Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bleached Olive?: The RGB value is 85, 187, 136: 85 red, 187 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bleached Olive?: The complementary color is #BB5588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55BB88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.