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#55DFD2

#55dfd2 ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#55dfd2 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 87.45% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.83% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 174.35°, with 68.32% saturation and 60.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 1.52.

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Relative luminance0.5936

Complementary

  1. #55dfd2
  2. #df5562

Split complementary

  1. #55dfd2
  2. #df55a7
  3. #df8d55

Analogous

  1. #55df8d
  2. #55dfd2
  3. #55a7df

Triadic

  1. #55dfd2
  2. #d255df
  3. #dfd255

Tetradic

  1. #55dfd2
  2. #5562df
  3. #df5562
  4. #dfd255

Square

  1. #55dfd2
  2. #8d55df
  3. #df5562
  4. #a7df55

Monochromatic

  1. #198278
  2. #25c3b4
  3. #55dfd2
  4. #95ebe3
  5. #d6f7f4

Shades

#55dfd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55dfd2
  2. #4dc9bd
  3. #44b2a8
  4. #3c9c93
  5. #33867e
  6. #2b7069
  7. #225954
  8. #1a433f
  9. #112d2a
  10. #091615
  11. #000000

Tints

#55dfd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55dfd2
  2. #66e2d7
  3. #77e5db
  4. #88e9e0
  5. #99ece4
  6. #aaefe9
  7. #bbf2ed
  8. #ccf5f2
  9. #ddf9f6
  10. #eefcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55dfd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55dfd2
  2. #59d6ca
  3. #5eccc2
  4. #62c3b9
  5. #66b9b1
  6. #6bb0a9
  7. #6fa6a1
  8. #739d99
  9. #779390
  10. #7c8a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8d3ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4d3d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfc4d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e4db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0d8d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0cfd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #05e2d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55dfd2 {
  color: #55dfd2;
}
Background
.bg-55dfd2 {
  background-color: #55dfd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55dfd2 {
  border: 2px solid #55dfd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55dfd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 223 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55dfd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55dfd2, #55a7df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55dfd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 223 210 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 1.52 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.30 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.20 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.62 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.97 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.23 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.41 #aa202d Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Turquoise
#55dfd2  rgb(85, 223, 210)  hsl(174, 68%, 60%)  Turquoise
#df5562  rgb(223, 85, 98)  hsl(354, 68%, 60%)  Indian Red
#d255df  rgb(210, 85, 223)  hsl(294, 68%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#dfd255  rgb(223, 210, 85)  hsl(54, 68%, 60%)  Straw