What color is #55B269?

#55B269 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Turtle Warrior. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55B269?

The RGB value is 85, 178, 105: 85 red, 178 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55B269?

The complementary color is #B2559E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55B269?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55B269 color

#55B269 rgb(85, 178, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #55B269 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 69.8% green and 41.2% blue (85, 178, 105).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 38% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Turtle Warrior (#35B76D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#55B269 color codes

HEX	`#55B269`
RGB	`rgb(85, 178, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 69.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 38%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 52%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 41%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.58, -43.67, 29.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.58, 52.47, 146.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.215, 34.79, 18.906)`
Decimal	`5616233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55B269, 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 #55B269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55B269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #55B269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55b269; }
.text { color: #55b269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55b269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 178 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55b269, #55b297); }

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Questions

What color is #55B269?: #55B269 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Turtle Warrior. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55B269?: The RGB value is 85, 178, 105: 85 red, 178 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55B269?: The complementary color is #B2559E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55B269?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.