What color is #55A73D?

#55A73D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55A73D?

The RGB value is 85, 167, 61: 85 red, 167 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55A73D?

The complementary color is #8F3DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55A73D?

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.

#55A73D color

#55A73D rgb(85, 167, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #55A73D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 65.5% green and 23.9% blue (85, 167, 61).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 46% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jewels (#58A64B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#55A73D color codes

HEX	`#55A73D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 167, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 65.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 46%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 63%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 63%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.57, -45.08, 45.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.57, 64.36, 134.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.407, 29.904, 9.216)`
Decimal	`5613373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55A73D, 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 #55A73D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55A73D 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 #55A73D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55a73d; }
.text { color: #55a73d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55a73d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 167 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55a73d, #3da75a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #55A73D?: #55A73D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55A73D?: The RGB value is 85, 167, 61: 85 red, 167 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55A73D?: The complementary color is #8F3DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55A73D?: 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.