Information about #55A72C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #55A72C is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 167, 44) — 33.3% red, 65.5% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 32 / 0 / 48 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored zesty chartreuse, #55A72C sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grass (#5CAC2D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cinnabar Green (#61B329) and Limeade (#5F9727).

The recipe behind #55A72C is rgb(85, 167, 44), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #55A72C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. #55A72C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#55A72C color variations

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#55A72C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #55A72C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Grass color link
Grass

#5CAC2D

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Wham color link
Wham

#5FB33A

Leafy Green color link
Leafy Green

#51B73B

Tree Frog color link
Tree Frog

#50A743

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Groovy color link
Groovy

#5CA345

Mid Green color link
Mid Green

#50A747

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55A72C
  • RGB85, 167, 44
  • CMYK32, 0, 48, 35
  • CSSrgb(85, 167, 44)
  • HSL100°, 58%, 41%
  • HSL Precise100°, 58.294%, 41.373%
  • HSV100°, 74%, 65%
  • HSB100°, 74%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.655, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.655, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.655, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID55A72C
  • DECIMAL ID5613356
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01