Information about #55B231 color

#55B231 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#55B231 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 178, 49) — 33.3% red, 69.8% green, 19.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 52 / 0 / 72 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#55B231 presents itself as a confidently colored zesty chartreuse — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Grass (#5CAC2D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Leafy Green (#51B73B) and Wham (#5FB33A).

The recipe behind #55B231 is rgb(85, 178, 49), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #55B231: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #55B231 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#55B231 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#55B231 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#55B231 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#346C1E

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Black

#000000

#55B231 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#55B231 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#55B231 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
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#8F31B4
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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
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#B43198
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#4E31B4
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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
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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
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#3156B4
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#B43156
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#31B48F
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#8F31B4
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#3198B4
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#8F31B4
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#B44E31
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Nearest named colors to #55B231

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

Leafy Green color link
Leafy Green

#51B73B

Wham color link
Wham

#5FB33A

Cinnabar Green color link
Cinnabar Green

#61B329

Tree Frog color link
Tree Frog

#50A743

TD Ameritrade color link
TD Ameritrade

#40A829

Mid Green color link
Mid Green

#50A747

CleonnaGk color link
CleonnaGk

#4B9E3D

Groovy color link
Groovy

#5CA345

Moderate Sap Green color link
Moderate Sap Green

#55A84A

Green Snake color link
Green Snake

#6CBB3C

Apple color link
Apple

#66B447

#55B231 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55B231
  • RGB85, 178, 49
  • CMYK52, 0, 72, 30
  • CSSrgb(85, 178, 49)
  • HSL103°, 57%, 45%
  • HSL Precise103.256°, 56.828%, 44.51%
  • HSV103°, 72%, 70%
  • HSB103°, 72%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.698, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.698, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.698, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID55B231
  • DECIMAL ID5616177
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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