What color is #55937F?

#55937F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55937F?

The RGB value is 85, 147, 127: 85 red, 147 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55937F?

The complementary color is #935569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55937F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55937F color

#55937F rgb(85, 147, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #55937F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 57.6% green and 49.8% blue (85, 147, 127).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 27% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#55937F color codes

HEX	`#55937F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 147, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 57.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 27%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 42%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.42, -24.96, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.42, 25.33, 170.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.009, 24.33, 23.822)`
Decimal	`5608319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55937F, 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 #55937F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55937F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #55937F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55937f; }
.text { color: #55937f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55937f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 147 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55937f, #558893); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #55937F?: #55937F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55937F?: The RGB value is 85, 147, 127: 85 red, 147 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55937F?: The complementary color is #935569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55937F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.