What color is #55B83D?

#55B83D is a moderate green, closest to the named color Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55B83D?

The RGB value is 85, 184, 61: 85 red, 184 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55B83D?

The complementary color is #A03DB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55B83D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55B83D color

#55B83D rgb(85, 184, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #55B83D is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 72.2% green and 23.9% blue (85, 184, 61).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 50% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Exit Light (#55BB33), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#55B83D color codes

HEX	`#55B83D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 184, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 72.2%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 50%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 67%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 67%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.94, -51.76, 51.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.94, 73.22, 134.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.728, 36.547, 10.323)`
Decimal	`5617725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55B83D, 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 #55B83D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55B83D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #55B83D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55b83d; }
.text { color: #55b83d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55b83d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 184 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55b83d, #3db863); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #55B83D?: #55B83D is a moderate green, closest to the named color Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55B83D?: The RGB value is 85, 184, 61: 85 red, 184 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55B83D?: The complementary color is #A03DB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55B83D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.