Recognised as Colour
#55F0E4
- #55F0E4
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#55F0E4 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 240, 228 and HSL 175°, 84%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#55F0E4#55F0E4
HEX#55F0E4
RGBrgb(85, 240, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.9412, 0.8941
RGB percentages33.3%, 94.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(175.4, 83.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.4, 64.6%, 94.1%)
CMYK64.6%, 0%, 5%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,632,228
CSS custom property--colour: #55F0E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.97:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#AA0F1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F05561
Analogous#55F097, #55AEF0
Triadic#E455F0, #F0E455
Split complementary#F055AE, #F09755
Tetradic#9755F0, #F05561, #AEF055
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G240
B228
Red85 (33.3%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue175.35°
Saturation (HSL)83.78%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G F0 · B E4
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