Palettes / Colors / #55EA3E

#55EA3E — Vivid Green

#55EA3E is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color LawnGreen (#7CFC00). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lawngreen (#7CFC00) — not an exact match. CSS lawngreen gives you #7CFC00, a different color; use #55EA3E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#55EA3E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D33EEA; it also sits naturally between #ABEA3E and #3EEA7D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 92% · Blue 24%

Cyan 64% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 74% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #55EA3E

.text { color: #55EA3E; }
.background { background-color: #55EA3E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #55EA3E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 234, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(112, 80%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #55EA3E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 234, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #55EA3E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 234, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#55EA3E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#55EA3E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D33EEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #55EA3E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #55EA3E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #55EA3E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #55EA3E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #55EA3D  ·  #55EA3F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #55EA3E?

#55EA3E is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 85, 234, 62). Its closest standard named color is LawnGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #55EA3E?

#55EA3E is RGB 85, 234, 62 — HSL 112°, 80%, 58% — CMYK 64%, 0%, 74%, 8%.

What colors go with #55EA3E?

Its complement is #D33EEA; analogous partners are #ABEA3E and #3EEA7D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #55EA3E for text?

Black text on #55EA3E has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.