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Recognised as Colour

#55DDC0

  • #55DDC0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#55DDC0 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 221, 192 and HSL 167°, 67%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#55DDC0#55DDC0
HEX#55DDC0
RGBrgb(85, 221, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8667, 0.7529
RGB percentages33.3%, 86.7%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(167.2, 66.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.2, 61.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK61.5%, 0%, 13.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,627,328
CSS custom property--colour: #55DDC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.49:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#AA223F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D0BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C2C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00E0D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 7.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8.8Aquamarine · ΔE 13.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 18Light seagreen · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 7.39, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD5572
Analogous#55DD7C, #55B6DD
Triadic#C055DD, #DDC055
Split complementary#DD55B6, #DD7C55
Tetradic#7C55DD, #DD5572, #B6DD55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5F7EF
Lighter +20%#AAEEE0
Lighter +10%#7FE5D0
Darker −10%#2AD5B0
Darker −20%#22AA8D
Darker −30%#19806A
Darker −40%#115547
More saturated +25%#3BF7CF
Less saturated −25%#6EC3B1

Channel breakdown

R85
G221
B192
Red85 (33.3%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue167.21°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G DD · B C0

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