What color is #55E8BB?

#55E8BB is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Aphrodite Aqua. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55E8BB?

The RGB value is 85, 232, 187: 85 red, 232 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55E8BB?

The complementary color is #E85582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55E8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55E8BB color

#55E8BB rgb(85, 232, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #55E8BB is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 91% green and 73.3% blue (85, 232, 187).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 76% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Aphrodite Aqua (#45E9C1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

#55E8BB color codes

HEX	`#55E8BB`
RGB	`rgb(85, 232, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 91%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 76%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 63%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 19%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.56, -49.62, 10.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.56, 50.71, 168.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.568, 63.228, 57.018)`
Decimal	`5630139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55E8BB, 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 #55E8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55E8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	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 #55E8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55e8bb; }
.text { color: #55e8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55e8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 232 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55e8bb, #55cce8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #55E8BB?: #55E8BB is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Aphrodite Aqua. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55E8BB?: The RGB value is 85, 232, 187: 85 red, 232 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55E8BB?: The complementary color is #E85582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55E8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.