#55ab6e

Color #55ab6e

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 8.65 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#55ab6e

RGB

rgb(85, 171, 110)

HSL

hsl(137.4, 33.9%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(137.4, 50.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.3%, 0%, 35.7%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(63.49, -39.78, 23.66)

LCH

lch(63.49, 46.28, 149.26)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.1234, 151.27)

HWB

hwb(137.4, 33.3%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab5592

Analogous

#67ab55

#55ab6e

#55ab99

Triadic

#55ab6e

#6e55ab

#ab6e55

Split-complementary

#55ab6e

#9955ab

#ab5567

Tetradic

#55ab6e

#5592ab

#ab5592

#ab6e55

Square

#55ab6e

#5567ab

#ab5592

#ab9955

Shades

Color #55ab6e mixed toward black.

#478f5b

#387249

#2a5637

#1c3925

#0e1d12

Tints

Color #55ab6e mixed toward white.

#71b986

#8ec79e

#aad5b6

#c6e3cf

#e3f1e7

Tones

Color #55ab6e mixed toward gray.

#5ca471

#639d74

#6a9677

#728e7a

#79877d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838480 · ΔE 23.8

Deuteranopia

#7e7784 · ΔE 32.7

Tritanopia

#5c8d8f · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 24.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #55ab6e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55ab6e]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#55ab6e (#55ab6e) is rgb(85, 171, 110) in RGB.

No, #55ab6e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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