Recognised as Colour
#55FEE5
- #55FEE5
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#55FEE5 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 254, 229 and HSL 171°, 99%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#55FEE5#55FEE5
HEX#55FEE5
RGBrgb(85, 254, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.9961, 0.898
RGB percentages33.3%, 99.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(171.1, 98.8%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.1, 66.5%, 99.6%)
CMYK66.5%, 0%, 9.8%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,635,813
CSS custom property--colour: #55FEE5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.69:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#AA011A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FE556E
Analogous#55FE91, #55C2FE
Triadic#E555FE, #FEE555
Split complementary#FE55C3, #FE9155
Tetradic#9055FE, #FE556E, #C2FE55
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G254
B229
Red85 (33.3%)
Green254 (99.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue171.12°
Saturation (HSL)98.83%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G FE · B E5
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