#55cd9f

Color #55cd9f

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa · ΔE 7.78 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-400 #00d492 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#55cd9f

RGB

rgb(85, 205, 159)

HSL

hsl(157, 54.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(157, 58.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.5%, 0%, 22.4%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(74.88, -44.51, 12.98)

LCH

lch(74.88, 46.36, 163.74)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.1277, 164.93)

HWB

hwb(157, 33.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd5583

Analogous

#55cd63

#55cd9f

#55bfcd

Triadic

#55cd9f

#9f55cd

#cd9f55

Split-complementary

#55cd9f

#cd55bf

#cd6355

Tetradic

#55cd9f

#5583cd

#cd5583

#cd9f55

Square

#55cd9f

#6355cd

#cd5583

#bfcd55

Shades

Color #55cd9f mixed toward black.

#37bb88

#2c956d

#217052

#164b37

#0b251b

Tints

Color #55cd9f mixed toward white.

#71d5af

#8edebf

#aae6cf

#c6eedf

#e3f7ef

Tones

Color #55cd9f mixed toward gray.

#5fc39d

#69b99a

#73af98

#7da596

#879b93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9899ac · ΔE 30.9

Deuteranopia

#9288ae · ΔE 37.6

Tritanopia

#60b5b7 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55cd9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55cd9f]

Related colors

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#55cd9f (#55cd9f) is rgb(85, 205, 159) in RGB.

No, #55cd9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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