#55cfdc

Color #55cfdc

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Turquoise #00ced1 · ΔE 10.76 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#55cfdc

RGB

rgb(85, 207, 220)

HSL

hsl(185.8, 65.9%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.8, 61.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.4%, 5.9%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(77.11, -29.89, -16.58)

LCH

lch(77.11, 34.18, 209.02)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.1088, 204.96)

HWB

hwb(185.8, 33.3%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dc6255

Analogous

#55dca6

#55cfdc

#558bdc

Triadic

#55cfdc

#dc55cf

#cfdc55

Split-complementary

#55cfdc

#dc558b

#dca655

Tetradic

#55cfdc

#6255dc

#dc6255

#cfdc55

Square

#55cfdc

#a655dc

#dc6255

#8bdc55

Shades

Color #55cfdc mixed toward black.

#2bc3d3

#239ca9

#1a757e

#114e54

#09272a

Tints

Color #55cfdc mixed toward white.

#71d7e2

#8edfe8

#aae7ee

#c6eff3

#e3f7f9

Tones

Color #55cfdc mixed toward gray.

#60c6d1

#6bbdc6

#77b4ba

#82abaf

#8da2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9bd9 · ΔE 29

Deuteranopia

#9389d8 · ΔE 32.9

Tritanopia

#60d6d6 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55cfdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55cfdc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#55cfdc (#55cfdc) is rgb(85, 207, 220) in RGB.

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

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