#55ca8a

Color #55ca8a

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 8.54 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-400 #00d492 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#55ca8a

RGB

rgb(85, 202, 138)

HSL

hsl(147.2, 52.5%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(147.2, 57.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.9%, 0%, 31.7%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(73.55, -47.64, 22.3)

LCH

lch(73.55, 52.6, 154.92)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.1415, 156.51)

HWB

hwb(147.2, 33.3%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ca5595

Analogous

#5bca55

#55ca8a

#55cac5

Triadic

#55ca8a

#8a55ca

#ca8a55

Split-complementary

#55ca8a

#c555ca

#ca555b

Tetradic

#55ca8a

#5595ca

#ca5595

#ca8a55

Square

#55ca8a

#555bca

#ca5595

#cac555

Shades

Color #55ca8a mixed toward black.

#39b672

#2d925b

#226d44

#17492e

#0b2417

Tints

Color #55ca8a mixed toward white.

#71d39e

#8edcb1

#aae5c5

#c6edd8

#e3f6ec

Tones

Color #55ca8a mixed toward gray.

#5fc08b

#69b78c

#72ad8d

#7ca38e

#86998f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97989d · ΔE 28.2

Deuteranopia

#9087a1 · ΔE 37

Tritanopia

#60aaac · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55ca8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55ca8a]

Related colors

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#55ca8a (#55ca8a) is rgb(85, 202, 138) in RGB.

No, #55ca8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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