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Recognised as Colour

#55CA9E

  • #55CA9E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#55CA9E is a cyan with RGB values 85, 202, 158 and HSL 157°, 52%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#55CA9E#55CA9E
HEX#55CA9E
RGBrgb(85, 202, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7922, 0.6196
RGB percentages33.3%, 79.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(157.4, 52.5%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.4, 57.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK57.9%, 0%, 21.8%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,622,430
CSS custom property--colour: #55CA9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#AA3561

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6BD9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B1A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Tritanopia#15CABEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 6.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.6Turquoise · ΔE 17.8Aquamarine · ΔE 18.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.6Light seagreen · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA5581
Analogous#55CA64, #55BBCA
Triadic#9E55CA, #CA9E55
Split complementary#CA55BB, #CA6455
Tetradic#6455CA, #CA5581, #BBCA55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FAF7
Lighter +30%#CAEEE1
Lighter +20%#A3E2CA
Lighter +10%#7CD6B4
Darker −10%#38B485
Darker −20%#2C8D69
Darker −30%#20664C
Darker −40%#143F2F
More saturated +25%#39E6A5
Less saturated −25%#71AE97

Channel breakdown

R85
G202
B158
Red85 (33.3%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue157.44°
Saturation (HSL)52.47%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G CA · B 9E

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