What color is #55AD4F?

#55AD4F 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 #55AD4F?

The RGB value is 85, 173, 79: 85 red, 173 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55AD4F?

The complementary color is #A74FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55AD4F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55AD4F color

#55AD4F rgb(85, 173, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #55AD4F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 67.8% green and 31% blue (85, 173, 79).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 37% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 32% 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 7.48:1).

#55AD4F color codes

HEX	`#55AD4F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 173, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 67.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 37%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 54%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 54%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.66, -45.46, 39.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.66, 60.49, 138.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.1, 32.381, 12.587)`
Decimal	`5614927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55AD4F, 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 #55AD4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55AD4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #55AD4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55ad4f; }
.text { color: #55ad4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55ad4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 173 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55ad4f, #4fad78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #55AD4F?: #55AD4F 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 #55AD4F?: The RGB value is 85, 173, 79: 85 red, 173 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55AD4F?: The complementary color is #A74FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55AD4F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.