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#55CD85

#55cd85 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#55cd85 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 80.39% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 144°, with 54.55% saturation and 56.86% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4729

Complementary

  1. #55cd85
  2. #cd559d

Split complementary

  1. #55cd85
  2. #c155cd
  3. #cd5561

Analogous

  1. #61cd55
  2. #55cd85
  3. #55cdc1

Triadic

  1. #55cd85
  2. #8555cd
  3. #cd8555

Tetradic

  1. #55cd85
  2. #559dcd
  3. #cd559d
  4. #cd8555

Square

  1. #55cd85
  2. #5561cd
  3. #cd559d
  4. #cdc155

Monochromatic

  1. #1f6a3d
  2. #31a55f
  3. #55cd85
  4. #90deaf
  5. #cbf0da

Shades

#55cd85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55cd85
  2. #4db978
  3. #44a46a
  4. #3c905d
  5. #337b50
  6. #2b6743
  7. #225235
  8. #1a3e28
  9. #11291b
  10. #09150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#55cd85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55cd85
  2. #66d291
  3. #77d79d
  4. #88dcaa
  5. #99e1b6
  6. #aae6c2
  7. #bbebce
  8. #ccf0da
  9. #ddf5e7
  10. #eefaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55cd85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55cd85
  2. #59c585
  3. #5ebe84
  4. #62b684
  5. #66ae83
  6. #6ba783
  7. #6f9f82
  8. #739782
  9. #778f81
  10. #7c8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99c0a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdbe80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb28a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2ccbba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aac482 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dbe88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #40cca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55cd85 {
  color: #55cd85;
}
Background
.bg-55cd85 {
  background-color: #55cd85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55cd85 {
  border: 2px solid #55cd85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55cd85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 205 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 55% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55cd85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55cd85, #55cdc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55cd85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 205 133 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.17 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.43 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.09 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.18 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.21 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.57 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.85 #aa327a Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Emerald
#55cd85  rgb(85, 205, 133)  hsl(144, 55%, 57%)  Emerald
#cd559d  rgb(205, 85, 157)  hsl(324, 55%, 57%)  Mulberry
#8555cd  rgb(133, 85, 205)  hsl(264, 55%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#cd8555  rgb(205, 133, 85)  hsl(24, 55%, 57%)  Raw Sienna