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Recognised as Colour

#55BCA4

  • #55BCA4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#55BCA4 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 188, 164 and HSL 166°, 43%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#55BCA4#55BCA4
HEX#55BCA4
RGBrgb(85, 188, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7373, 0.6431
RGB percentages33.3%, 73.7%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(166, 43.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166, 54.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK54.8%, 0%, 12.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,618,852
CSS custom property--colour: #55BCA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#AA435B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B2A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A6A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#18BEB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8.2Light seagreen · ΔE 10.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.5Turquoise · ΔE 15.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 18Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC556D
Analogous#55BC71, #55A0BC
Triadic#A455BC, #BCA455
Split complementary#BC55A0, #BC7155
Tetradic#7155BC, #BC556D, #A0BC55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F6F2
Lighter +30%#C3E7DF
Lighter +20%#9ED9CB
Lighter +10%#7ACAB8
Darker −10%#3F9F89
Darker −20%#307B69
Darker −30%#22564A
Darker −40%#14312B
More saturated +25%#37DAB4
Less saturated −25%#739E94

Channel breakdown

R85
G188
B164
Red85 (33.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue166.02°
Saturation (HSL)43.46%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G BC · B A4

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