What color is #55905B?

#55905B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55905B?

The RGB value is 85, 144, 91: 85 red, 144 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55905B?

The complementary color is #90558A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55905B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55905B color

#55905B rgb(85, 144, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #55905B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 56.5% green and 35.7% blue (85, 144, 91).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 26% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#55905B color codes

HEX	`#55905B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 144, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 56.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 26%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 41%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 37%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.69, -30.91, 22.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.69, 38.11, 144.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.607, 22.632, 13.442)`
Decimal	`5607515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55905B, 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 #55905B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55905B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	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 #55905B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55905b; }
.text { color: #55905b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55905b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 144 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55905b, #559079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #55905B?: #55905B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55905B?: The RGB value is 85, 144, 91: 85 red, 144 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55905B?: The complementary color is #90558A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55905B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.