What color is #55D9AC?

#55D9AC is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Eucalyptus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55D9AC?

The RGB value is 85, 217, 172: 85 red, 217 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55D9AC?

The complementary color is #D95582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55D9AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55D9AC color

#55D9AC rgb(85, 217, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #55D9AC is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 85.1% green and 67.5% blue (85, 217, 172).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 63% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#55D9AC color codes

HEX	`#55D9AC`
RGB	`rgb(85, 217, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 85.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 63%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 61%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 21%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.77, -46.73, 11.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.77, 48.13, 166.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.002, 54.532, 47.65)`
Decimal	`5626284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55D9AC, 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 #55D9AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55D9AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #55D9AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55d9ac; }
.text { color: #55d9ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55d9ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 217 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55d9ac, #55c4d9); }

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Questions

What color is #55D9AC?: #55D9AC is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Eucalyptus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55D9AC?: The RGB value is 85, 217, 172: 85 red, 217 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55D9AC?: The complementary color is #D95582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55D9AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.