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#55BB74

#55bb74 ≈ Medium Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#55bb74 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 73.33% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.97% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 138.24°, with 42.86% saturation and 53.33% 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 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3cb371), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.3873

Complementary

  1. #55bb74
  2. #bb559c

Split complementary

  1. #55bb74
  2. #a755bb
  3. #bb5569

Analogous

  1. #69bb55
  2. #55bb74
  3. #55bba7

Triadic

  1. #55bb74
  2. #7455bb
  3. #bb7455

Tetradic

  1. #55bb74
  2. #559cbb
  3. #bb559c
  4. #bb7455

Square

  1. #55bb74
  2. #5569bb
  3. #bb559c
  4. #bba755

Monochromatic

  1. #225531
  2. #388c51
  3. #55bb74
  4. #8cd1a1
  5. #c2e7cd

Shades

#55bb74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55bb74
  2. #4da868
  3. #44965d
  4. #3c8351
  5. #337046
  6. #2b5e3a
  7. #224b2e
  8. #1a3823
  9. #112517
  10. #09130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#55bb74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55bb74
  2. #66c282
  3. #77c990
  4. #88cf9e
  5. #99d6ac
  6. #aaddba
  7. #bbe4c7
  8. #ccebd5
  9. #ddf1e3
  10. #eef8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55bb74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55bb74
  2. #59b575
  3. #5eaf76
  4. #62a978
  5. #66a379
  6. #6b9e7a
  7. #6f987b
  8. #73927c
  9. #778c7e
  10. #7c867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eaf95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcad6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea378 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3cb8a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9db371 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92ad77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #47b997 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55bb74 {
  color: #55bb74;
}
Background
.bg-55bb74 {
  background-color: #55bb74;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55bb74 {
  border: 2px solid #55bb74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55bb74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 187 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 43% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55bb74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55bb74, #55bba7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55bb74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 187 116 / 0.35);
}

#3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 3.23 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.53 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.21 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.15 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.42 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.55 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.87 #aa448b Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Medium Sea Green
#55bb74  rgb(85, 187, 116)  hsl(138, 43%, 53%)  Medium Sea Green
#bb559c  rgb(187, 85, 156)  hsl(318, 43%, 53%)  Mulberry
#7455bb  rgb(116, 85, 187)  hsl(258, 43%, 53%)  Royal Purple
#bb7455  rgb(187, 116, 85)  hsl(18, 43%, 53%)  Cafe au Lait