What color is #55B227?

#55B227 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55B227?

The RGB value is 85, 178, 39: 85 red, 178 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55B227?

The complementary color is #8427B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55B227?

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.

#55B227 color

#55B227 rgb(85, 178, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #55B227 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 69.8% green and 15.3% blue (85, 178, 39).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 64% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Grass (#5CAC2D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#55B227 color codes

HEX	`#55B227`
RGB	`rgb(85, 178, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 69.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 64%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 78%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 78%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.9, -51.14, 57.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.9, 77.19, 131.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.032, 33.917, 7.41)`
Decimal	`5616167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55B227, 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 #55B227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55B227 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 #55B227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55b227; }
.text { color: #55b227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55b227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 178 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55b227, #27b23f); }

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Questions

What color is #55B227?: #55B227 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55B227?: The RGB value is 85, 178, 39: 85 red, 178 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55B227?: The complementary color is #8427B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55B227?: 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.