What color is #55A48A?

#55A48A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55A48A?

The RGB value is 85, 164, 138: 85 red, 164 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55A48A?

The complementary color is #A4556F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55A48A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55A48A color

#55A48A rgb(85, 164, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #55A48A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 64.3% green and 54.1% blue (85, 164, 138).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 32% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Jewel Weed (#46A795), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#55A48A color codes

HEX	`#55A48A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 164, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 64.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 32%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 48%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 16%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.93, -30.73, 6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.93, 31.32, 168.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.607, 30.315, 28.753)`
Decimal	`5612682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55A48A, 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 #55A48A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55A48A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	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 #55A48A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55a48a; }
.text { color: #55a48a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55a48a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 164 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55a48a, #5597a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #55A48A?: #55A48A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55A48A?: The RGB value is 85, 164, 138: 85 red, 164 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55A48A?: The complementary color is #A4556F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55A48A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.