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Recognised as Colour

#55E2D0

  • #55E2D0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#55E2D0 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 226, 208 and HSL 172°, 71%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#55E2D0#55E2D0
HEX#55E2D0
RGBrgb(85, 226, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8863, 0.8157
RGB percentages33.3%, 88.6%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(172.3, 70.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.3, 62.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK62.4%, 0%, 8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,628,624
CSS custom property--colour: #55E2D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.18:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#AA1D2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8D6CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3C6D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00E6DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 2.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.3Aqua · ΔE 15.9Cyan · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 2.86, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E25567
Analogous#55E28A, #55ADE2
Triadic#D055E2, #E2D055
Split complementary#E255AD, #E28955
Tetradic#8A55E2, #E25567, #AEE255

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8F8F4
Lighter +20%#ACF1E8
Lighter +10%#81E9DC
Darker −10%#29DBC4
Darker −20%#1EB3A0
Darker −30%#178779
Darker −40%#105B52
More saturated +25%#3CFBE3
Less saturated −25%#6EC9BD

Channel breakdown

R85
G226
B208
Red85 (33.3%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue172.34°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G E2 · B D0

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