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Recognised as Colour

#55DBCB

  • #55DBCB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#55DBCB is a cyan with RGB values 85, 219, 203 and HSL 173°, 65%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#55DBCB#55DBCB
HEX#55DBCB
RGBrgb(85, 219, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8588, 0.7961
RGB percentages33.3%, 85.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(172.8, 65%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.8, 61.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK61.2%, 0%, 7.3%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,626,827
CSS custom property--colour: #55DBCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#AA2434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1CFCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC0CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00DFD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 4.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.3Light seagreen · ΔE 14.9Aqua · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 4.27, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB5565
Analogous#55DB88, #55A8DB
Triadic#CB55DB, #DBCB55
Split complementary#DB55A8, #DB8855
Tetradic#8855DB, #DB5565, #A8DB55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFFFE
Lighter +30%#D3F6F2
Lighter +20%#A9EDE5
Lighter +10%#7FE4D8
Darker −10%#2CD1BD
Darker −20%#23A797
Darker −30%#1A7D71
Darker −40%#11534B
More saturated +25%#3BF5DF
Less saturated −25%#6FC1B7

Channel breakdown

R85
G219
B203
Red85 (33.3%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue172.84°
Saturation (HSL)65.05%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G DB · B CB

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