Recognised as Colour
#55EFE7
- #55EFE7
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#55EFE7 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 239, 231 and HSL 177°, 83%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#55EFE7#55EFE7
HEX#55EFE7
RGBrgb(85, 239, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.9373, 0.9059
RGB percentages33.3%, 93.7%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(176.9, 82.8%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.9, 64.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK64.4%, 0%, 3.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,631,975
CSS custom property--colour: #55EFE7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.89:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#AA1018
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EF555D
Analogous#55EF9A, #55AAEF
Triadic#E755EF, #EFE755
Split complementary#EF55AA, #EF9A55
Tetradic#9A55EF, #EF555D, #AAEF55
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G239
B231
Red85 (33.3%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue176.88°
Saturation (HSL)82.8%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G EF · B E7
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