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#55DFCD

#55dfcd ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#55dfcd is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 87.45% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.07% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 172.17°, with 68.32% saturation and 60.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 1.38.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5911

Complementary

  1. #55dfcd
  2. #df5567

Split complementary

  1. #55dfcd
  2. #df55ac
  3. #df8855

Analogous

  1. #55df88
  2. #55dfcd
  3. #55acdf

Triadic

  1. #55dfcd
  2. #cd55df
  3. #dfcd55

Tetradic

  1. #55dfcd
  2. #5567df
  3. #df5567
  4. #dfcd55

Square

  1. #55dfcd
  2. #8855df
  3. #df5567
  4. #acdf55

Monochromatic

  1. #198275
  2. #25c3ae
  3. #55dfcd
  4. #95ebe0
  5. #d6f7f3

Shades

#55dfcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55dfcd
  2. #4dc9b9
  3. #44b2a4
  4. #3c9c90
  5. #33867b
  6. #2b7067
  7. #225952
  8. #1a433e
  9. #112d29
  10. #091615
  11. #000000

Tints

#55dfcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55dfcd
  2. #66e2d2
  3. #77e5d7
  4. #88e9dc
  5. #99ece1
  6. #aaefe6
  7. #bbf2eb
  8. #ccf5f0
  9. #ddf9f5
  10. #eefcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55dfcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55dfcd
  2. #59d6c5
  3. #5eccbe
  4. #62c3b6
  5. #66b9ae
  6. #6bb0a7
  7. #6fa69f
  8. #739d97
  9. #77938f
  10. #7c8a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8d3cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d3cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c4cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e3d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0d8cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0cfce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #10e2d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55dfcd {
  color: #55dfcd;
}
Background
.bg-55dfcd {
  background-color: #55dfcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55dfcd {
  border: 2px solid #55dfcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55dfcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 223 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 172 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55dfcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55dfcd, #55acdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55dfcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 223 205 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 1.38 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.17 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.36 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.36 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.75 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.76 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.28 #aa2032 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Turquoise
#55dfcd  rgb(85, 223, 205)  hsl(172, 68%, 60%)  Turquoise
#df5567  rgb(223, 85, 103)  hsl(352, 68%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#cd55df  rgb(205, 85, 223)  hsl(292, 68%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#dfcd55  rgb(223, 205, 85)  hsl(52, 68%, 60%)  Straw