Colour

#55FFE4

#55FFE4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#55FFE4 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 255, 228 and HSL 170°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#55FFE4#55FFE4

HEX#55FFE4

RGBrgb(85, 255, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 1, 0.8941

RGB percentages33.3%, 100%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(170.5, 100%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.5, 66.7%, 100%)

CMYK66.7%, 0%, 10.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,636,068

CSS custom property--colour: #55FFE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.81:1

Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#AA001B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4F0E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCDFE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFF7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 10.4 Turquoise · ΔE 12.1 Aqua · ΔE 14.4 Cyan · ΔE 14.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF5570

Analogous#55FF8F, #55C5FF

Triadic#E455FF, #FFE455

Split complementary#FF55C5, #FF8F55

Tetradic#8F55FF, #FF5570, #C5FF55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEFFFC

Lighter +20%#BBFFF4

Lighter +10%#88FFEC

Darker −10%#22FFDC

Darker −20%#00EEC8

Darker −30%#00BB9D

Darker −40%#008872

More saturated +25%#55FFE4

Less saturated −25%#6AEAD6

Channel breakdown

R85

G255

B228

Red85 (33.3%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue170.47°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G FF · B E4

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