What color is #55AB4E?

#55AB4E 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 #55AB4E?

The RGB value is 85, 171, 78: 85 red, 171 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55AB4E?

The complementary color is #A44EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55AB4E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55AB4E color

#55AB4E rgb(85, 171, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #55AB4E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 67.1% green and 30.6% blue (85, 171, 78).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 37% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jewels (#58A64B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#55AB4E color codes

HEX	`#55AB4E`
RGB	`rgb(85, 171, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 67.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 37%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 54%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 54%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.02, -44.77, 39.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.02, 59.79, 138.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.683, 31.606, 12.27)`
Decimal	`5614414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55AB4E, 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 #55AB4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55AB4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #55AB4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55ab4e; }
.text { color: #55ab4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55ab4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 171 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55ab4e, #4eab76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #55AB4E?: #55AB4E 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 #55AB4E?: The RGB value is 85, 171, 78: 85 red, 171 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55AB4E?: The complementary color is #A44EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55AB4E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.