What color is #55A037?

#55A037 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Radiant Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55A037?

The RGB value is 85, 160, 55: 85 red, 160 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55A037?

The complementary color is #8237A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55A037?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55A037 color

#55A037 rgb(85, 160, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #55A037 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 62.7% green and 21.6% blue (85, 160, 55).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 49% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Foliage (#659C35), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#55A037 color codes

HEX	`#55A037`
RGB	`rgb(85, 160, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 62.7%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 49%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 66%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 66%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.29, -42.8, 46.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.29, 62.88, 132.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.006, 27.348, 7.996)`
Decimal	`5611575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55A037, 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 #55A037	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55A037 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #55A037 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55a037; }
.text { color: #55a037; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55a037; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 160 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55a037, #37a04e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #55A037?: #55A037 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Radiant Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55A037?: The RGB value is 85, 160, 55: 85 red, 160 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55A037?: The complementary color is #8237A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55A037?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.