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#55AF4E

#55af4e ≈ Mantis

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#55af4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 68.63% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.43% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 115.67°, with 38.34% saturation and 49.61% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mantis (#74c365), ΔE 6.25.

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Relative luminance0.3314

Complementary

  1. #55af4e
  2. #a84eaf

Split complementary

  1. #55af4e
  2. #784eaf
  3. #af4e86

Analogous

  1. #86af4e
  2. #55af4e
  3. #4eaf78

Triadic

  1. #55af4e
  2. #4e55af
  3. #af4e55

Tetradic

  1. #55af4e
  2. #4eafa8
  3. #a84eaf
  4. #af4e55

Square

  1. #55af4e
  2. #4e86af
  3. #a84eaf
  4. #af784e

Monochromatic

  1. #22451f
  2. #3b7a36
  3. #55af4e
  4. #87c782
  5. #badfb7

Shades

#55af4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55af4e
  2. #4d9e46
  3. #448c3e
  4. #3c7b37
  5. #33692f
  6. #2b5827
  7. #22461f
  8. #1a3517
  9. #112310
  10. #091208
  11. #000000

Tints

#55af4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55af4e
  2. #66b760
  3. #77bf71
  4. #88c783
  5. #99cf95
  6. #aad7a7
  7. #bbdfb8
  8. #cce7ca
  9. #ddefdc
  10. #eef7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55af4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55af4e
  2. #59aa53
  3. #5ea658
  4. #62a15d
  5. #669c62
  6. #6b9867
  7. #6f936c
  8. #738e71
  9. #778976
  10. #7c857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85a484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a145 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79955 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #49aa99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96a749 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8da252 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4eac82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55af4e {
  color: #55af4e;
}
Background
.bg-55af4e {
  background-color: #55af4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55af4e {
  border: 2px solid #55af4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55af4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 175 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 116 38% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55af4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55af4e, #4eaf78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55af4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 175 78 / 0.35);
}

#74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.25 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.97 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.17 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.29 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.93 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.27 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.34 #aa50b1 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Mantis
#55af4e  rgb(85, 175, 78)  hsl(116, 38%, 50%)  Mantis
#a84eaf  rgb(168, 78, 175)  hsl(296, 38%, 50%)  Purpureus
#4e55af  rgb(78, 85, 175)  hsl(236, 38%, 50%)  Iris
#af4e55  rgb(175, 78, 85)  hsl(356, 38%, 50%)  Brick Red