What color is #55947E?

#55947E 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 #55947E?

The RGB value is 85, 148, 126: 85 red, 148 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55947E?

The complementary color is #94556B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55947E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55947E color

#55947E rgb(85, 148, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #55947E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 58% green and 49.4% blue (85, 148, 126).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#55947E color codes

HEX	`#55947E`
RGB	`rgb(85, 148, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 58%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 43%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 15%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.7, -25.69, 5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.7, 26.24, 168.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.101, 24.616, 23.532)`
Decimal	`5608574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55947E, 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 #55947E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55947E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #55947E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55947e; }
.text { color: #55947e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55947e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 148 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55947e, #558b94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #55947E?: #55947E 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 #55947E?: The RGB value is 85, 148, 126: 85 red, 148 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55947E?: The complementary color is #94556B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55947E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.