Colour

#55DDCC

#55DDCC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#55DDCC is a cyan with RGB values 85, 221, 204 and HSL 173°, 67%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#55DDCC#55DDCC

HEX#55DDCC

HEX (short)#5DC

RGBrgb(85, 221, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8667, 0.8

RGB percentages33.3%, 86.7%, 80%

HSLhsl(172.5, 66.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(172.5, 61.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK61.5%, 0%, 7.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,627,340

CSS custom property--colour: #55DDCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.6:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#AA2233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3D1CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC2CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00E1D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 3.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 7.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.7 Aqua · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 3.67, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DD5566

Analogous#55DD88, #55AADD

Triadic#CC55DD, #DDCC55

Split complementary#DD55AA, #DD8855

Tetradic#8855DD, #DD5566, #AADD55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D5F7F2

Lighter +20%#AAEEE6

Lighter +10%#7FE5D9

Darker −10%#2AD5BF

Darker −20%#22AA99

Darker −30%#198073

Darker −40%#11554D

More saturated +25%#3BF7DF

Less saturated −25%#6EC3B9

Channel breakdown

R85

G221

B204

Red85 (33.3%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue172.5°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G DD · B CC

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