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#55BECC

#55becc ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#55becc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 74.51% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.33% cyan, 6.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 187.06°, with 53.85% saturation and 56.67% 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 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.29.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4312

Complementary

  1. #55becc
  2. #cc6355

Split complementary

  1. #55becc
  2. #cc5583
  3. #cc9f55

Analogous

  1. #55cc9f
  2. #55becc
  3. #5583cc

Triadic

  1. #55becc
  2. #cc55be
  3. #becc55

Tetradic

  1. #55becc
  2. #6355cc
  3. #cc6355
  4. #becc55

Square

  1. #55becc
  2. #9f55cc
  3. #cc6355
  4. #83cc55

Monochromatic

  1. #1f6069
  2. #3196a3
  3. #55becc
  4. #90d5de
  5. #cbebef

Shades

#55becc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55becc
  2. #4dabb8
  3. #4498a3
  4. #3c858f
  5. #33727a
  6. #2b5f66
  7. #224c52
  8. #1a393d
  9. #112629
  10. #091314
  11. #000000

Tints

#55becc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55becc
  2. #66c5d1
  3. #77cbd6
  4. #88d2db
  5. #99d8e0
  6. #aadfe6
  7. #bbe5eb
  8. #ccecf0
  9. #ddf2f5
  10. #eef9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55becc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55becc
  2. #59b8c4
  3. #5eb2bd
  4. #62abb5
  5. #66a5ae
  6. #6b9fa6
  7. #6f999e
  8. #739397
  9. #778c8f
  10. #7c8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94b5bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0b7cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9daacc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94bacd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86b2cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #22c3c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55becc {
  color: #55becc;
}
Background
.bg-55becc {
  background-color: #55becc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55becc {
  border: 2px solid #55becc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55becc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 190 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 54% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55becc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55becc, #5583cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55becc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 190 204 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.29 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.82 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.25 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.78 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.86 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.42 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.12 #aa4133 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#55becc  rgb(85, 190, 204)  hsl(187, 54%, 57%)  Dark Turquoise
#cc6355  rgb(204, 99, 85)  hsl(7, 54%, 57%)  Indian Red
#cc55be  rgb(204, 85, 190)  hsl(307, 54%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#becc55  rgb(190, 204, 85)  hsl(67, 54%, 57%)  June Bud