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#55c06f color: Emerald Cory

#55c06f is rgb(85, 192, 111) in RGB and oklch(72.496% 0.15279 149.15) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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135°
100%

72.5%
0.153
149°
  • Green
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #55c06f

#55c06f is a bright light green color. In OKLCH it has 72.5% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 149°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.29:1 contrast and black text 9.16:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Emerald Cory (#52c170). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light green colors

Lighter: #55c06f mixed with white

  1. 55c06f
  2. 6ac77e
  3. 7ccd8c
  4. 8ed49a
  5. 9fdaa9
  6. afe0b7
  7. c0e7c5
  8. d0edd4
  9. dff3e2
  10. eff9f0

Darker: #55c06f mixed with black

  1. 55c06f
  2. 49a760
  3. 3d8e51
  4. 317642
  5. 265f34
  6. 1c4927
  7. 11341a
  8. 08200e
  9. 020e04
  10. 000201

Calmer: #55c06f with less saturation

  1. 55c06f
  2. 61be75
  3. 6bbb7b
  4. 74b981
  5. 7db787
  6. 84b48c
  7. 8cb192
  8. 93af97
  9. 99ac9c
  10. a0a9a1

Questions about #55c06f

What color is #55c06f?

#55c06f is bright light green. The closest named color is Emerald Cory. In RGB it is rgb(85, 192, 111), in HSL hsl(134.58, 45.92%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.496% 0.15279 149.15).

What colors go well with #55c06f?

The complementary color of #55c06f is #da80d5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9cb330 and #00c4a8. The triadic partners are #7fa0ff and #f77d6c.

Is white or black text more readable on #55c06f?

Black text reads better on #55c06f: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and black gives 9.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55c06f a warm or cool color?

#55c06f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 149 degrees, its lightness 72.5% and its chroma 0.153.