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#55DFD7

#55dfd7 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#55dfd7 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 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.59% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 176.52°, 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 12.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.5961

Complementary

  1. #55dfd7
  2. #df555d

Split complementary

  1. #55dfd7
  2. #df55a2
  3. #df9255

Analogous

  1. #55df92
  2. #55dfd7
  3. #55a2df

Triadic

  1. #55dfd7
  2. #d755df
  3. #dfd755

Tetradic

  1. #55dfd7
  2. #555ddf
  3. #df555d
  4. #dfd755

Square

  1. #55dfd7
  2. #9255df
  3. #df555d
  4. #a2df55

Monochromatic

  1. #19827c
  2. #25c3ba
  3. #55dfd7
  4. #95ebe6
  5. #d6f7f5

Shades

#55dfd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55dfd7
  2. #4dc9c2
  3. #44b2ac
  4. #3c9c97
  5. #338681
  6. #2b706c
  7. #225956
  8. #1a4341
  9. #112d2b
  10. #091616
  11. #000000

Tints

#55dfd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55dfd7
  2. #66e2db
  3. #77e5df
  4. #88e9e3
  5. #99ece7
  6. #aaefeb
  7. #bbf2ef
  8. #ccf5f3
  9. #ddf9f7
  10. #eefcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55dfd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55dfd7
  2. #59d6ce
  3. #5eccc6
  4. #62c3bd
  5. #66b9b4
  6. #6bb0ac
  7. #6fa6a3
  8. #739d9a
  9. #779391
  10. #7c8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8d3d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3d4d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec4d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afd8d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fd0d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e2da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55dfd7 {
  color: #55dfd7;
}
Background
.bg-55dfd7 {
  background-color: #55dfd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55dfd7 {
  border: 2px solid #55dfd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55dfd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 223 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55dfd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55dfd7, #55a2df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55dfd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 223 215 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.94 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.21 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.46 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.76 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.84 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.53 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.63 #aa2028 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Turquoise
#55dfd7  rgb(85, 223, 215)  hsl(177, 68%, 60%)  Turquoise
#df555d  rgb(223, 85, 93)  hsl(357, 68%, 60%)  Indian Red
#d755df  rgb(215, 85, 223)  hsl(297, 68%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#dfd755  rgb(223, 215, 85)  hsl(57, 68%, 60%)  Straw