Colour

#55D0C3

#55D0C3
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#55D0C3 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 208, 195 and HSL 174°, 57%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#55D0C3#55D0C3

HEX#55D0C3

RGBrgb(85, 208, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8157, 0.7647

RGB percentages33.3%, 81.6%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(173.7, 56.7%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(173.7, 59.1%, 81.6%)

CMYK59.1%, 0%, 6.3%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,624,003

CSS custom property--colour: #55D0C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.2:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#AA2F3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C5C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3B7C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00D4CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.6 Turquoise · ΔE 8.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 11.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.2 Aqua · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 4.57, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D05562

Analogous#55D085, #55A0D0

Triadic#C355D0, #D0C355

Split complementary#D055A0, #D08555

Tetradic#8555D0, #D05562, #A0D055

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5FCFB

Lighter +30%#CDF1ED

Lighter +20%#A5E6DF

Lighter +10%#7DDBD1

Darker −10%#34BEAF

Darker −20%#29968A

Darker −30%#1E6E65

Darker −40%#134640

More saturated +25%#3AEBD8

Less saturated −25%#70B5AE

Channel breakdown

R85

G208

B195

Red85 (33.3%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue173.66°

Saturation (HSL)56.68%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G D0 · B C3

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