#55968c

Color #55968c

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.97 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#55968c

RGB

rgb(85, 150, 140)

HSL

hsl(170.8, 27.7%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170.8, 43.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.3%, 0%, 6.7%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(57.69, -23.32, -1.23)

LCH

lch(57.69, 23.35, 183.02)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.0688, 183.08)

HWB

hwb(170.8, 33.3%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96555f

Analogous

#55966c

#55968c

#558096

Triadic

#55968c

#8c5596

#968c55

Split-complementary

#55968c

#965580

#966c55

Tetradic

#55968c

#555f96

#96555f

#968c55

Square

#55968c

#6c5596

#96555f

#809655

Shades

Color #55968c mixed toward black.

#477d75

#39645d

#2a4b46

#1c322f

#0e1917

Tints

Color #55968c mixed toward white.

#6daca2

#8abdb5

#a7cdc7

#c4deda

#e2eeec

Tones

Color #55968c mixed toward gray.

#5a9188

#608b85

#658681

#6b807d

#707b79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#77778f · ΔE 26.5

Deuteranopia

#736e8f · ΔE 29.8

Tritanopia

#5a9091 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 19.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #55968c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55968c]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#55968c (#55968c) is rgb(85, 150, 140) in RGB.

No, #55968c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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