What color is #55FF66?

#55FF66 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Screamin’ Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55FF66?

The RGB value is 85, 255, 102: 85 red, 255 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55FF66?

The complementary color is #FF55EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55FF66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55FF66 color

#55FF66 rgb(85, 255, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #55FF66 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 100% green and 40% blue (85, 255, 102).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Screamin’ Green (#66FF66), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.88:1).

#55FF66 color codes

HEX	`#55FF66`
RGB	`rgb(85, 255, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 100%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 67%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 60%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.11, -72.54, 59.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.11, 93.64, 140.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.902, 74.406, 24.721)`
Decimal	`5635942`
Short hex	`#5F6`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55FF66, 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 #55FF66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55FF66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.88:1	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 #55FF66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55ff66; }
.text { color: #55ff66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55ff66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 255 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55ff66, #55ffbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Spring Green.

Questions

What color is #55FF66?: #55FF66 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Screamin’ Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55FF66?: The RGB value is 85, 255, 102: 85 red, 255 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55FF66?: The complementary color is #FF55EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55FF66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.