What color is #55EE00?

#55EE00 is a vivid green known as Furious Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Furious Frog?

The RGB value is 85, 238, 0: 85 red, 238 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Furious Frog?

The complementary color is #9900EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55EE00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Furious Frog color: hex code #55EE00

#55EE00 rgb(85, 238, 0)

Shades of green

Furious Frog has the hex code #55EE00. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 93.3% green and 0% blue (85, 238, 0).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

Furious Frog (#55EE00) color codes

HEX	`#55EE00`
RGB	`rgb(85, 238, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 93.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 100%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 100%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 100%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.48, -72.76, 80.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.48, 108.29, 132.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.319, 63.077, 10.366)`
Decimal	`5631488`
Short hex	`#5E0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Furious Frog, 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 #55EE00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55EE00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #55EE00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55ee00; }
.text { color: #55ee00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55ee00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 238 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55ee00, #00ee22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Green.

See #55EE00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #55EE00?: #55EE00 is a vivid green known as Furious Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Furious Frog?: The RGB value is 85, 238, 0: 85 red, 238 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Furious Frog?: The complementary color is #9900EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55EE00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.