#55b16a

Color #55b16a

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 6.44 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#55b16a

RGB

rgb(85, 177, 106)

HSL

hsl(133.7, 37.1%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(133.7, 52%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(52%, 0%, 40.1%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(65.29, -43.08, 28.17)

LCH

lch(65.29, 51.47, 146.82)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.1361, 149.1)

HWB

hwb(133.7, 33.3%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1559c

Analogous

#6eb155

#55b16a

#55b198

Triadic

#55b16a

#6a55b1

#b16a55

Split-complementary

#55b16a

#9855b1

#b1556e

Tetradic

#55b16a

#559cb1

#b1559c

#b16a55

Square

#55b16a

#556eb1

#b1559c

#b19855

Shades

Color #55b16a mixed toward black.

#459657

#377846

#295a34

#1b3c23

#0e1e11

Tints

Color #55b16a mixed toward white.

#71be83

#8ecb9c

#aad8b5

#c6e5cd

#e3f2e6

Tones

Color #55b16a mixed toward gray.

#5da96e

#64a272

#6c9a77

#74927b

#7b8b7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878880 · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#827a85 · ΔE 33.3

Tritanopia

#5d8e91 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55b16a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55b16a]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Frequently asked questions

#55b16a (#55b16a) is rgb(85, 177, 106) in RGB.

No, #55b16a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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