All About Color #55C3AB

#55C3AB

About #55C3AB

#55C3AB is a medium cyan color with the hex code #55C3AB. In RGB it is red 85, green 195, blue 171; in HSL it is hue 167°, saturation 48%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 56%, 0%, 12%, 24%. Its contrast ratio is 2.15:1 on white and 9.78:1 on black.

#55C3AB Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, C3, AB
CMYK56.41%, 0.00%, 12.31%, 23.53%
RGB Decimal85, 195, 171
HSL167°, 48%, 55%
RGB Octal125, 303, 253
HSV (HSB)166.91°, 56.41%, 76.47%
RGB Binary1010101, 11000011, 10101011
CIE-L*AB72.16, -37.28, 2.60
RGB Percent33.33%, 76.47%, 67.06%
CIE-L*CH72.16, 37.37, 176.01
XYZ30.61, 43.90, 45.39
CIE-L*UV72.16, -46.40, 9.79
xyY0.26, 0.37, 43.90
Hunter-Lab66.26, -33.48, 5.77
RYB33.33%, 57.54%, 76.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#55C3AB on a dark background: contrast 9.78:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#55C3AB on a light background: contrast 2.15:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #55C3AB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#55C3AB · #99DBCD · #318C78 · #C3556D · #DB99A7

Analogous palette

#6DC355 · #55C374 · #55C3AB · #55A4C3 · #556DC3

Triadic palette

#55C3AB · #AB55C3 · #C3AB55 · #99DBCD · #CD99DB

Tetradic palette

#55C3AB · #7455C3 · #C3556D · #A4C355 · #318C78

Monochromatic palette

#215E51 · #359782 · #55C3AB · #8ED7C7 · #C6EBE3

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