What color is #55BD34?

#55BD34 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 #55BD34?

The RGB value is 85, 189, 52: 85 red, 189 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55BD34?

The complementary color is #9C34BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55BD34?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55BD34 color

#55BD34 rgb(85, 189, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #55BD34 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 74.1% green and 20.4% blue (85, 189, 52).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 57% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Exit Light (#55BB33), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#55BD34 color codes

HEX	`#55BD34`
RGB	`rgb(85, 189, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 74.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 57%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 72%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 72%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.44, -54.38, 56.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.44, 78.68, 133.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.563, 38.573, 9.504)`
Decimal	`5618996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55BD34, 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 #55BD34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55BD34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #55BD34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55bd34; }
.text { color: #55bd34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55bd34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 189 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55bd34, #34bd58); }

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Questions

What color is #55BD34?: #55BD34 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 #55BD34?: The RGB value is 85, 189, 52: 85 red, 189 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55BD34?: The complementary color is #9C34BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55BD34?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.