What color is #55A461?

#55A461 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55A461?

The RGB value is 85, 164, 97: 85 red, 164 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55A461?

The complementary color is #A45598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55A461?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55A461 color

#55A461 rgb(85, 164, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #55A461 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 64.3% green and 38% blue (85, 164, 97).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 32% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% 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 6.87:1).

#55A461 color codes

HEX	`#55A461`
RGB	`rgb(85, 164, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 64.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 32%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 48%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 41%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.08, -38.99, 27.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.08, 47.69, 144.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.178, 29.344, 15.96)`
Decimal	`5612641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55A461, 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 #55A461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55A461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #55A461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55a461; }
.text { color: #55a461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55a461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 164 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55a461, #55a489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #55A461?: #55A461 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55A461?: The RGB value is 85, 164, 97: 85 red, 164 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55A461?: The complementary color is #A45598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55A461?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.