#55aebb

Color #55aebb

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.58 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#55aebb

RGB

rgb(85, 174, 187)

HSL

hsl(187.6, 42.9%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.6, 54.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.5%, 7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(66.36, -22.9, -14.78)

LCH

lch(66.36, 27.26, 212.84)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0869, 208.01)

HWB

hwb(187.6, 33.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb6255

Analogous

#55bb95

#55aebb

#557bbb

Triadic

#55aebb

#bb55ae

#aebb55

Split-complementary

#55aebb

#bb557b

#bb9555

Tetradic

#55aebb

#6255bb

#bb6255

#aebb55

Square

#55aebb

#9555bb

#bb6255

#7bbb55

Shades

Color #55aebb mixed toward black.

#4196a2

#347881

#275a61

#1a3c41

#0d1e20

Tints

Color #55aebb mixed toward white.

#71bcc6

#8ec9d2

#aad7dd

#c6e4e8

#e3f2f4

Tones

Color #55aebb mixed toward gray.

#5da8b2

#66a1aa

#6e9ba1

#779599

#7f8e90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8586b8 · ΔE 25.9

Deuteranopia

#8079b7 · ΔE 28.6

Tritanopia

#5cb6b5 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55aebb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55aebb]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#55aebb (#55aebb) is rgb(85, 174, 187) in RGB.

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

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