#55a69e

Color #55a69e

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.32 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#55a69e

RGB

rgb(85, 166, 158)

HSL

hsl(174.1, 32.3%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(174.1, 48.8%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.8%, 0%, 4.8%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(63.07, -26.77, -3.51)

LCH

lch(63.07, 27, 187.47)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0806, 187.05)

HWB

hwb(174.1, 33.3%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6555d

Analogous

#55a675

#55a69e

#5585a6

Triadic

#55a69e

#9e55a6

#a69e55

Split-complementary

#55a69e

#a65585

#a67555

Tetradic

#55a69e

#555da6

#a6555d

#a69e55

Square

#55a69e

#7555a6

#a6555d

#85a655

Shades

Color #55a69e mixed toward black.

#478a84

#396f69

#2a534f

#1c3735

#0e1c1a

Tints

Color #55a69e mixed toward white.

#70b6af

#8dc5bf

#a9d3cf

#c6e2df

#e2f0ef

Tones

Color #55a69e mixed toward gray.

#5c9f99

#629893

#69928e

#708b88

#778483

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8081a0 · ΔE 27.7

Deuteranopia

#7b75a0 · ΔE 31.2

Tritanopia

#5ba2a2 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55a69e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55a69e]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#55a69e (#55a69e) is rgb(85, 166, 158) in RGB.

No, #55a69e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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