#55b88a

Color #55b88a

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa · ΔE 10.1 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#55b88a

RGB

rgb(85, 184, 138)

HSL

hsl(152.1, 41.1%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(152.1, 53.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.8%, 0%, 25%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(68.05, -39.94, 14.72)

LCH

lch(68.05, 42.57, 159.77)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.1162, 161.13)

HWB

hwb(152.1, 33.3%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b85583

Analogous

#55b858

#55b88a

#55b4b8

Triadic

#55b88a

#8a55b8

#b88a55

Split-complementary

#55b88a

#b855b4

#b85855

Tetradic

#55b88a

#5583b8

#b85583

#b88a55

Square

#55b88a

#5855b8

#b85583

#b4b855

Shades

Color #55b88a mixed toward black.

#429e73

#357e5c

#285f45

#1a3f2e

#0d2017

Tints

Color #55b88a mixed toward white.

#71c49d

#8ed0b1

#aadbc4

#c6e7d8

#e3f3eb

Tones

Color #55b88a mixed toward gray.

#5db089

#65a789

#6e9f88

#769788

#7e8f87

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8c97 · ΔE 28.5

Deuteranopia

#867e9a · ΔE 35

Tritanopia

#5da0a2 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 24

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55b88a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55b88a]

Related colors

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#55b88a (#55b88a) is rgb(85, 184, 138) in RGB.

No, #55b88a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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