What color is #55BB33?

#55BB33 is a moderate green known as Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Exit Light?

The RGB value is 85, 187, 51: 85 red, 187 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Exit Light?

The complementary color is #9933BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55BB33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Exit Light color: hex code #55BB33

#55BB33 rgb(85, 187, 51)

Shades of green

Exit Light has the hex code #55BB33. It is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 73.3% green and 20% blue (85, 187, 51).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 57% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

Exit Light (#55BB33) color codes

HEX	`#55BB33`
RGB	`rgb(85, 187, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 73.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 57%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 73%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 73%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.81, -53.71, 56.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.81, 78.02, 133.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.113, 37.709, 9.245)`
Decimal	`5618483`
Short hex	`#5B3`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Exit Light, 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 #55BB33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55BB33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #55BB33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55bb33; }
.text { color: #55bb33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55bb33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 187 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55bb33, #33bb55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #55BB33 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #55BB33?: #55BB33 is a moderate green known as Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Exit Light?: The RGB value is 85, 187, 51: 85 red, 187 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Exit Light?: The complementary color is #9933BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55BB33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.