Colour

#55B798

#55B798
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#55B798 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 183, 152 and HSL 161°, 40%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#55B798

RGBrgb(85, 183, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7176, 0.5961

RGB percentages33.3%, 71.8%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(161, 40.5%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(161, 53.6%, 71.8%)

CMYK53.6%, 0%, 16.9%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,617,560

CSS custom property--colour: #55B798;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#AA4867

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2AC96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4A19Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Tritanopia#28B8AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8 Light seagreen · ΔE 13.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.8 Turquoise · ΔE 18.9 Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 7.97, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B75574

Analogous#55B767, #55A5B7

Triadic#9855B7, #B79855

Split complementary#B755A5, #B76755

Tetradic#6755B7, #B75574, #A5B755

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E4F4EF

Lighter +30%#C0E5D9

Lighter +20%#9DD5C3

Lighter +10%#79C6AE

Darker −10%#41987D

Darker −20%#31755F

Darker −30%#225142

Darker −40%#132D25

More saturated +25%#37D5A3

Less saturated −25%#73998D

Channel breakdown

R85

G183

B152

Red85 (33.3%)

Green183 (71.8%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue161.02°

Saturation (HSL)40.5%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G B7 · B 98

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