What color is #55B492?

#55B492 is a desaturated spring green known as Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Electra?

The RGB value is 85, 180, 146: 85 red, 180 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Electra?

The complementary color is #B45577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55B492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Electra color: hex code #55B492

#55B492 rgb(85, 180, 146)

Shades of green

Electra has the hex code #55B492. It is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 70.6% green and 57.3% blue (85, 180, 146).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 39% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

Electra (#55B492) color codes

HEX	`#55B492`
RGB	`rgb(85, 180, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 70.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 39%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 53%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.01, -36.37, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.01, 37.44, 166.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.254, 36.647, 32.931)`
Decimal	`5616786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Electra, 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 #55B492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55B492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #55B492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55b492; }
.text { color: #55b492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55b492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 180 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55b492, #55a7b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #55B492 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #55B492?: #55B492 is a desaturated spring green known as Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Electra?: The RGB value is 85, 180, 146: 85 red, 180 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Electra?: The complementary color is #B45577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55B492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.