What color is #55A66F?

#55A66F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55A66F?

The RGB value is 85, 166, 111: 85 red, 166 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55A66F?

The complementary color is #A6558C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55A66F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55A66F color

#55A66F rgb(85, 166, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #55A66F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 65.1% green and 43.5% blue (85, 166, 111).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 32% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Jubilant Jade (#44AA77), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#55A66F color codes

HEX	`#55A66F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 166, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 65.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 32%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 49%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 33%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.95, -37.38, 21.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.95, 42.9, 150.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.25, 30.35, 19.827)`
Decimal	`5613167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55A66F, 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 #55A66F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55A66F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #55A66F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55a66f; }
.text { color: #55a66f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55a66f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 166 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55a66f, #55a697); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #55A66F?: #55A66F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55A66F?: The RGB value is 85, 166, 111: 85 red, 166 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55A66F?: The complementary color is #A6558C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55A66F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.