#55b1be

Color #55b1be

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.5 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#55b1be

RGB

rgb(85, 177, 190)

HSL

hsl(187.4, 44.7%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.4, 55.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.3%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(67.34, -23.57, -14.95)

LCH

lch(67.34, 27.91, 212.39)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.089, 207.66)

HWB

hwb(187.4, 33.3%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be6255

Analogous

#55be96

#55b1be

#557cbe

Triadic

#55b1be

#be55b1

#b1be55

Split-complementary

#55b1be

#be557c

#be9655

Tetradic

#55b1be

#6255be

#be6255

#b1be55

Square

#55b1be

#9655be

#be6255

#7cbe55

Shades

Color #55b1be mixed toward black.

#3f99a6

#337a85

#265c63

#193d42

#0d1f21

Tints

Color #55b1be mixed toward white.

#71bec9

#8ecbd4

#aad8de

#c6e5e9

#e3f2f4

Tones

Color #55b1be mixed toward gray.

#5eaab5

#66a4ac

#6f9da4

#78979b

#819092

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8788bb · ΔE 26.1

Deuteranopia

#827aba · ΔE 29.1

Tritanopia

#5db9b8 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55b1be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55b1be]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#55b1be (#55b1be) is rgb(85, 177, 190) in RGB.

No, #55b1be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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