#55b96c

Color #55b96c

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 6.96 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#55b96c

RGB

rgb(85, 185, 108)

HSL

hsl(133.8, 41.7%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(133.8, 54.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.1%, 0%, 41.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(67.81, -46.08, 30.41)

LCH

lch(67.81, 55.21, 146.58)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.1458, 148.95)

HWB

hwb(133.8, 33.3%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b955a2

Analogous

#70b955

#55b96c

#55b99e

Triadic

#55b96c

#6c55b9

#b96c55

Split-complementary

#55b96c

#9e55b9

#b95570

Tetradic

#55b96c

#55a2b9

#b955a2

#b96c55

Square

#55b96c

#5570b9

#b955a2

#b99e55

Shades

Color #55b96c mixed toward black.

#429f57

#347f46

#276034

#1a4023

#0d2011

Tints

Color #55b96c mixed toward white.

#71c584

#8ed09d

#aadcb5

#c6e8ce

#e3f3e6

Tones

Color #55b96c mixed toward gray.

#5db170

#66a875

#6ea079

#76987e

#7f8f82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8d84 · ΔE 23.9

Deuteranopia

#867e89 · ΔE 33.9

Tritanopia

#5d9497 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55b96c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55b96c]

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

#55b96c (#55b96c) is rgb(85, 185, 108) in RGB.

No, #55b96c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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