Colour

#55CFC6

#55CFC6
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#55CFC6 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 207, 198 and HSL 176°, 56%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#55CFC6#55CFC6

HEX#55CFC6

RGBrgb(85, 207, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8118, 0.7765

RGB percentages33.3%, 81.2%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(175.6, 56%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175.6, 58.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK58.9%, 0%, 4.3%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,623,750

CSS custom property--colour: #55CFC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#AA3039

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4C5C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1B7C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00D4CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 8.9 Turquoise · ΔE 9.6 Light seagreen · ΔE 10.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.3 Aqua · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 3.03, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CF555E

Analogous#55CF89, #559BCF

Triadic#C655CF, #CFC655

Split complementary#CF559B, #CF8955

Tetradic#8955CF, #CF555E, #9BCF55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4FCFB

Lighter +30%#CCF1EE

Lighter +20%#A5E5E1

Lighter +10%#7DDAD3

Darker −10%#35BCB2

Darker −20%#2A948C

Darker −30%#1F6C67

Darker −40%#134541

More saturated +25%#3AEADD

Less saturated −25%#70B4AF

Channel breakdown

R85

G207

B198

Red85 (33.3%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue175.57°

Saturation (HSL)55.96%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G CF · B C6

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