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#55DFD5

#55dfd5 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#55dfd5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 87.45% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.48% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 175.65°, with 68.32% saturation and 60.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5951

Complementary

  1. #55dfd5
  2. #df555f

Split complementary

  1. #55dfd5
  2. #df55a4
  3. #df9055

Analogous

  1. #55df90
  2. #55dfd5
  3. #55a4df

Triadic

  1. #55dfd5
  2. #d555df
  3. #dfd555

Tetradic

  1. #55dfd5
  2. #555fdf
  3. #df555f
  4. #dfd555

Square

  1. #55dfd5
  2. #9055df
  3. #df555f
  4. #a4df55

Monochromatic

  1. #19827b
  2. #25c3b7
  3. #55dfd5
  4. #95ebe5
  5. #d6f7f5

Shades

#55dfd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55dfd5
  2. #4dc9c0
  3. #44b2aa
  4. #3c9c95
  5. #338680
  6. #2b706b
  7. #225955
  8. #1a4340
  9. #112d2b
  10. #091615
  11. #000000

Tints

#55dfd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55dfd5
  2. #66e2d9
  3. #77e5dd
  4. #88e9e2
  5. #99ece6
  6. #aaefea
  7. #bbf2ee
  8. #ccf5f2
  9. #ddf9f7
  10. #eefcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55dfd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55dfd5
  2. #59d6cd
  3. #5eccc4
  4. #62c3bc
  5. #66b9b3
  6. #6bb0ab
  7. #6fa6a2
  8. #739d9a
  9. #779391
  10. #7c8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8d3cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3d4d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec4d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e4dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afd8d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fcfd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e2d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55dfd5 {
  color: #55dfd5;
}
Background
.bg-55dfd5 {
  background-color: #55dfd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55dfd5 {
  border: 2px solid #55dfd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55dfd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 223 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55dfd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55dfd5, #55a4df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55dfd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 223 213 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.32 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.13 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.68 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.06 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.26 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.36 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.90 #aa202a Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Turquoise
#55dfd5  rgb(85, 223, 213)  hsl(176, 68%, 60%)  Turquoise
#df555f  rgb(223, 85, 95)  hsl(356, 68%, 60%)  Indian Red
#d555df  rgb(213, 85, 223)  hsl(296, 68%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#dfd555  rgb(223, 213, 85)  hsl(56, 68%, 60%)  Straw