#55a162

Color #55a162

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 10.55 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#55a162

RGB

rgb(85, 161, 98)

HSL

hsl(130.3, 30.9%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(130.3, 47.2%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.2%, 0%, 39.1%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(60.16, -37.5, 25.7)

LCH

lch(60.16, 45.46, 145.58)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.1203, 147.91)

HWB

hwb(130.3, 33.3%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a15594

Analogous

#6ea155

#55a162

#55a188

Triadic

#55a162

#6255a1

#a16255

Split-complementary

#55a162

#8855a1

#a1556e

Tetradic

#55a162

#5594a1

#a15594

#a16255

Square

#55a162

#556ea1

#a15594

#a18855

Shades

Color #55a162 mixed toward black.

#478652

#396b41

#2a5031

#1c3621

#0e1b10

Tints

Color #55a162 mixed toward white.

#6fb37b

#8cc295

#a9d1b0

#c5e1ca

#e2f0e5

Tones

Color #55a162 mixed toward gray.

#5b9b66

#62946a

#688e6e

#6e8873

#758177

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7e75 · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#797379 · ΔE 30.9

Tritanopia

#5b8285 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 24

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55a162;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55a162]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#55a162 (#55a162) is rgb(85, 161, 98) in RGB.

No, #55a162 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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