Recognised as Colour
#55F1E5
- #55F1E5
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#55F1E5 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 241, 229 and HSL 175°, 85%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#55F1E5#55F1E5
HEX#55F1E5
RGBrgb(85, 241, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.9451, 0.898
RGB percentages33.3%, 94.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(175.4, 84.8%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.4, 64.7%, 94.5%)
CMYK64.7%, 0%, 5%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,632,485
CSS custom property--colour: #55F1E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.1:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#AA0E1A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F15561
Analogous#55F197, #55AFF1
Triadic#E555F1, #F1E555
Split complementary#F155AF, #F19755
Tetradic#9755F1, #F15561, #AFF155
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G241
B229
Red85 (33.3%)
Green241 (94.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue175.38°
Saturation (HSL)84.78%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G F1 · B E5
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