What color is #55A388?

#55A388 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55A388?

The RGB value is 85, 163, 136: 85 red, 163 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55A388?

The complementary color is #A35570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55A388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55A388 color

#55A388 rgb(85, 163, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #55A388 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 63.9% green and 53.3% blue (85, 163, 136).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 31% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#55A388 color codes

HEX	`#55A388`
RGB	`rgb(85, 163, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 63.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 31%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 48%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.57, -30.71, 6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.57, 31.43, 167.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.286, 29.902, 27.938)`
Decimal	`5612424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55A388, 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 #55A388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55A388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #55A388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55a388; }
.text { color: #55a388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55a388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 163 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55a388, #5597a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #55A388?: #55A388 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55A388?: The RGB value is 85, 163, 136: 85 red, 163 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55A388?: The complementary color is #A35570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55A388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.