Colour

#55FFE8

#55FFE8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#55FFE8 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 255, 232 and HSL 172°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#55FFE8#55FFE8

HEX#55FFE8

RGBrgb(85, 255, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 1, 0.9098

RGB percentages33.3%, 100%, 91%

HSLhsl(171.9, 100%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.9, 66.7%, 100%)

CMYK66.7%, 0%, 9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,636,072

CSS custom property--colour: #55FFE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.86:1

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

Contrast with black16.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#AA0017

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4F1E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBDFEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFF8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 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 text16.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 11.2 Aquamarine · ΔE 11.9 Aqua · ΔE 12.4 Cyan · ΔE 12.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.4 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF556C

Analogous#55FF93, #55C1FF

Triadic#E855FF, #FFE855

Split complementary#FF55C1, #FF9355

Tetradic#9355FF, #FF556C, #C1FF55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEFFFD

Lighter +20%#BBFFF6

Lighter +10%#88FFEF

Darker −10%#22FFE1

Darker −20%#00EECE

Darker −30%#00BBA2

Darker −40%#008876

More saturated +25%#55FFE8

Less saturated −25%#6AEAD8

Channel breakdown

R85

G255

B232

Red85 (33.3%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue171.88°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G FF · B E8

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