What color is #55A361?

#55A361 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55A361?

The RGB value is 85, 163, 97: 85 red, 163 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55A361?

The complementary color is #A35597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55A361?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55A361 color

#55A361 rgb(85, 163, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #55A361 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 63.9% green and 38% blue (85, 163, 97).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 31% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#55A361 color codes

HEX	`#55A361`
RGB	`rgb(85, 163, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 63.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 31%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 48%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 40%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.77, -38.55, 27.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.77, 47.09, 144.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19, 28.987, 15.901)`
Decimal	`5612385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55A361, 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 #55A361	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55A361 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #55A361 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55a361; }
.text { color: #55a361; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55a361; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 163 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55a361, #55a388); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #55A361?: #55A361 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55A361?: The RGB value is 85, 163, 97: 85 red, 163 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55A361?: The complementary color is #A35597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55A361?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.