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Colour

#55E2DA

  • #55E2DA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#55E2DA is a cyan with RGB values 85, 226, 218 and HSL 177°, 71%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#55E2DA#55E2DA
HEX#55E2DA
RGBrgb(85, 226, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8863, 0.8549
RGB percentages33.3%, 88.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(176.6, 70.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.6, 62.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK62.4%, 0%, 3.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,628,634
CSS custom property--colour: #55E2DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.28:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#AA1D25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6D7DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C7DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00E8DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 5.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.6Aqua · ΔE 14Cyan · ΔE 14Light seagreen · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 5.93, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2555D
Analogous#55E293, #55A3E2
Triadic#DA55E2, #E2DA55
Split complementary#E255A3, #E29355
Tetradic#9455E2, #E2555D, #A3E255

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8F8F6
Lighter +20%#ACF1ED
Lighter +10%#81E9E3
Darker −10%#29DBD1
Darker −20%#1EB3AA
Darker −30%#178781
Darker −40%#105B57
More saturated +25%#3CFBF0
Less saturated −25%#6EC9C4

Channel breakdown

R85
G226
B218
Red85 (33.3%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue176.6°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G E2 · B DA

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