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Colour

#55CABA

  • #55CABA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#55CABA is a cyan with RGB values 85, 202, 186 and HSL 172°, 52%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#55CABA#55CABA
HEX#55CABA
RGBrgb(85, 202, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7922, 0.7294
RGB percentages33.3%, 79.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(171.8, 52.5%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.8, 57.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK57.9%, 0%, 7.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,622,458
CSS custom property--colour: #55CABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.54:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#AA3545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1BFB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB2BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00CEC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.9Light seagreen · ΔE 9.9Turquoise · ΔE 10.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.1Cadetblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 6.85, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA5565
Analogous#55CA80, #559FCA
Triadic#BA55CA, #CABA55
Split complementary#CA559F, #CA8055
Tetradic#8055CA, #CA5565, #9FCA55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FAF9
Lighter +30%#CAEEE9
Lighter +20%#A3E2DA
Lighter +10%#7CD6CA
Darker −10%#38B4A3
Darker −20%#2C8D80
Darker −30%#20665D
Darker −40%#143F39
More saturated +25%#39E6CE
Less saturated −25%#71AEA6

Channel breakdown

R85
G202
B186
Red85 (33.3%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue171.79°
Saturation (HSL)52.47%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G CA · B BA

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