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#55DFD9

#55dfd9 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#55dfd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.69% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 177.39°, 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 12.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5972

Complementary

  1. #55dfd9
  2. #df555b

Split complementary

  1. #55dfd9
  2. #df55a0
  3. #df9455

Analogous

  1. #55df94
  2. #55dfd9
  3. #55a0df

Triadic

  1. #55dfd9
  2. #d955df
  3. #dfd955

Tetradic

  1. #55dfd9
  2. #555bdf
  3. #df555b
  4. #dfd955

Square

  1. #55dfd9
  2. #9455df
  3. #df555b
  4. #a0df55

Monochromatic

  1. #19827e
  2. #25c3bc
  3. #55dfd9
  4. #95ebe7
  5. #d6f7f6

Shades

#55dfd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55dfd9
  2. #4dc9c3
  3. #44b2ae
  4. #3c9c98
  5. #338682
  6. #2b706d
  7. #225957
  8. #1a4341
  9. #112d2b
  10. #091616
  11. #000000

Tints

#55dfd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55dfd9
  2. #66e2dd
  3. #77e5e1
  4. #88e9e4
  5. #99ece8
  6. #aaefec
  7. #bbf2f0
  8. #ccf5f4
  9. #ddf9f7
  10. #eefcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55dfd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55dfd9
  2. #59d6d0
  3. #5eccc7
  4. #62c3be
  5. #66b9b5
  6. #6bb0ad
  7. #6fa6a4
  8. #739d9b
  9. #779392
  10. #7c8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9d3d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3d4d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc4da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aed9d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ed0da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e3db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55dfd9 {
  color: #55dfd9;
}
Background
.bg-55dfd9 {
  background-color: #55dfd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55dfd9 {
  border: 2px solid #55dfd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55dfd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 223 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55dfd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55dfd9, #55a0df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55dfd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 223 217 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.37 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.44 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.60 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.49 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.53 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.42 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.42 #aa2026 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#55dfd9  rgb(85, 223, 217)  hsl(177, 68%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise
#df555b  rgb(223, 85, 91)  hsl(357, 68%, 60%)  Indian Red
#d955df  rgb(217, 85, 223)  hsl(297, 68%, 60%)  Orchid
#dfd955  rgb(223, 217, 85)  hsl(57, 68%, 60%)  Straw