#55a779

Color #55a779

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 12.2 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#55a779

RGB

rgb(85, 167, 121)

HSL

hsl(146.3, 32.5%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(146.3, 49.1%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.1%, 0%, 27.5%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(62.46, -35.86, 16.25)

LCH

lch(62.46, 39.37, 155.62)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.1067, 157.16)

HWB

hwb(146.3, 33.3%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a75583

Analogous

#5aa755

#55a779

#55a7a2

Triadic

#55a779

#7955a7

#a77955

Split-complementary

#55a779

#a255a7

#a7555a

Tetradic

#55a779

#5583a7

#a75583

#a77955

Square

#55a779

#555aa7

#a75583

#a7a255

Shades

Color #55a779 mixed toward black.

#478b65

#396f51

#2b533c

#1c3828

#0e1c14

Tints

Color #55a779 mixed toward white.

#71b68f

#8dc5a6

#aad3bc

#c6e2d2

#e3f0e9

Tones

Color #55a779 mixed toward gray.

#5ca07a

#63997b

#69927b

#708c7c

#77857d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#818286 · ΔE 25.8

Deuteranopia

#7c7589 · ΔE 33

Tritanopia

#5b8f91 · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 23.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55a779;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55a779]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#55a779 (#55a779) is rgb(85, 167, 121) in RGB.

No, #55a779 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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