What color is #55DD00?

#55DD00 is a vivid green known as Tropical Funk. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tropical Funk?

The RGB value is 85, 221, 0: 85 red, 221 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tropical Funk?

The complementary color is #8800DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55DD00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tropical Funk color: hex code #55DD00

#55DD00 rgb(85, 221, 0)

Shades of green

Tropical Funk has the hex code #55DD00. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 86.7% green and 0% blue (85, 221, 0).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 100% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

Tropical Funk (#55DD00) color codes

HEX	`#55DD00`
RGB	`rgb(85, 221, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 86.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 100%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 100%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 100%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.25, -67.34, 76.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.25, 101.58, 131.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.602, 53.641, 8.794)`
Decimal	`5627136`
Short hex	`#5D0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tropical Funk, 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 #55DD00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55DD00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #55DD00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55dd00; }
.text { color: #55dd00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55dd00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 221 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55dd00, #00dd19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kiwi.

See #55DD00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #55DD00?: #55DD00 is a vivid green known as Tropical Funk. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tropical Funk?: The RGB value is 85, 221, 0: 85 red, 221 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tropical Funk?: The complementary color is #8800DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55DD00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.