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Recognised as Colour

#55EBD5

  • #55EBD5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#55EBD5 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 235, 213 and HSL 171°, 79%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#55EBD5#55EBD5
HEX#55EBD5
RGBrgb(85, 235, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.9216, 0.8353
RGB percentages33.3%, 92.2%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(171.2, 78.9%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.2, 63.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK63.8%, 0%, 9.4%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,630,933
CSS custom property--colour: #55EBD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.23:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#AA142A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1DED4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCED7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00EFE4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 4.9Aquamarine · ΔE 12.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.7Aqua · ΔE 14.8Cyan · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 4.88, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB556B
Analogous#55EB8A, #55B6EB
Triadic#D555EB, #EBD555
Split complementary#EB55B6, #EB8A55
Tetradic#8A55EB, #EB556B, #B6EB55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEFBF7
Lighter +20%#B0F6EC
Lighter +10%#83F0E0
Darker −10%#27E6CA
Darker −20%#17C3AA
Darker −30%#129582
Darker −40%#0C685A
More saturated +25%#41FFE3
Less saturated −25%#6DD3C4

Channel breakdown

R85
G235
B213
Red85 (33.3%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue171.2°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G EB · B D5

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