What color is #55AF75?

#55AF75 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55AF75?

The RGB value is 85, 175, 117: 85 red, 175 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55AF75?

The complementary color is #AF558F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55AF75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55AF75 color

#55AF75 rgb(85, 175, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #55AF75 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 68.6% green and 45.9% blue (85, 175, 117).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 36% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#55AF75 color codes

HEX	`#55AF75`
RGB	`rgb(85, 175, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 68.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 36%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 51%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 33%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.86, -40.23, 21.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.86, 45.72, 151.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.286, 33.874, 22.19)`
Decimal	`5615477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55AF75, 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 #55AF75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55AF75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #55AF75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55af75; }
.text { color: #55af75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55af75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 175 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55af75, #55afa2); }

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Questions

What color is #55AF75?: #55AF75 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55AF75?: The RGB value is 85, 175, 117: 85 red, 175 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55AF75?: The complementary color is #AF558F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55AF75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.