#55a291

Color #55a291

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.25 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#55a291

RGB

rgb(85, 162, 145)

HSL

hsl(166.8, 31.2%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(166.8, 47.5%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.5%, 0%, 10.5%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(61.49, -28.08, 1.49)

LCH

lch(61.49, 28.12, 176.96)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0812, 177.53)

HWB

hwb(166.8, 33.3%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a25566

Analogous

#55a26a

#55a291

#558ca2

Triadic

#55a291

#9155a2

#a29155

Split-complementary

#55a291

#a2558c

#a26a55

Tetradic

#55a291

#5566a2

#a25566

#a29155

Square

#55a291

#6a55a2

#a25566

#8ca255

Shades

Color #55a291 mixed toward black.

#478779

#396c61

#2a5148

#1c3630

#0e1b18

Tints

Color #55a291 mixed toward white.

#6fb4a5

#8cc3b7

#a9d2c9

#c5e1db

#e2f0ed

Tones

Color #55a291 mixed toward gray.

#5b9c8d

#62958a

#688f86

#6f8883

#75827f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7e95 · ΔE 28

Deuteranopia

#797396 · ΔE 31.7

Tritanopia

#5b9999 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 21.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #55a291;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55a291]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Turquoise #40e0d0

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#55a291 (#55a291) is rgb(85, 162, 145) in RGB.

No, #55a291 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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