Recognised as Colour
#55FBF2
- #55FBF2
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#55FBF2 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 251, 242 and HSL 177°, 95%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#55FBF2#55FBF2
HEX#55FBF2
RGBrgb(85, 251, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.9843, 0.949
RGB percentages33.3%, 98.4%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(176.7, 95.4%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.7, 66.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK66.1%, 0%, 3.6%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,635,058
CSS custom property--colour: #55FBF2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.47:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#AA040D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FB555E
Analogous#55FB9F, #55B1FB
Triadic#F255FB, #FBF255
Split complementary#FB55B1, #FB9F55
Tetradic#9F55FB, #FB555E, #B1FB55
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G251
B242
Red85 (33.3%)
Green251 (98.4%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue176.75°
Saturation (HSL)95.4%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G FB · B F2
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