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#55D0CD

#55d0cd ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#55d0cd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 81.57% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.44% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 178.54°, with 56.68% saturation and 57.45% 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 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 1.22.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5145

Complementary

  1. #55d0cd
  2. #d05558

Split complementary

  1. #55d0cd
  2. #d05595
  3. #d09055

Analogous

  1. #55d090
  2. #55d0cd
  3. #5595d0

Triadic

  1. #55d0cd
  2. #cd55d0
  3. #d0cd55

Tetradic

  1. #55d0cd
  2. #5558d0
  3. #d05558
  4. #d0cd55

Square

  1. #55d0cd
  2. #9055d0
  3. #d05558
  4. #95d055

Monochromatic

  1. #1e6e6c
  2. #2faaa7
  3. #55d0cd
  4. #91e1df
  5. #cdf1f0

Shades

#55d0cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55d0cd
  2. #4dbbb9
  3. #44a6a4
  4. #3c9290
  5. #337d7b
  6. #2b6867
  7. #225352
  8. #1a3e3e
  9. #112a29
  10. #091515
  11. #000000

Tints

#55d0cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55d0cd
  2. #66d5d2
  3. #77d9d7
  4. #88dedc
  5. #99e3e1
  6. #aae8e6
  7. #bbeceb
  8. #ccf1f0
  9. #ddf6f5
  10. #eefafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55d0cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55d0cd
  2. #59c8c5
  3. #5ec0be
  4. #62b8b6
  5. #66b0ae
  6. #6ba8a7
  7. #6fa09f
  8. #739897
  9. #77908f
  10. #7c8888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fc5c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c6cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b8ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3cacd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95c2ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1ad3ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55d0cd {
  color: #55d0cd;
}
Background
.bg-55d0cd {
  background-color: #55d0cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55d0cd {
  border: 2px solid #55d0cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55d0cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 208 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 57% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55d0cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55d0cd, #5595d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55d0cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 208 205 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 1.22 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.15 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 3.30 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.88 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.57 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.67 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.73 #aa2f32 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#55d0cd  rgb(85, 208, 205)  hsl(179, 57%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#d05558  rgb(208, 85, 88)  hsl(359, 57%, 57%)  Indian Red
#cd55d0  rgb(205, 85, 208)  hsl(299, 57%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#d0cd55  rgb(208, 205, 85)  hsl(59, 57%, 57%)  Straw