#55c3d8

Color #55c3d8

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 11.87 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#55c3d8

RGB

rgb(85, 195, 216)

HSL

hsl(189.6, 62.7%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.6, 60.6%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.6%, 9.7%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(73.49, -25.15, -19.9)

LCH

lch(73.49, 32.07, 218.35)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.1037, 212.16)

HWB

hwb(189.6, 33.3%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d86a55

Analogous

#55d8ab

#55c3d8

#5581d8

Triadic

#55c3d8

#d855c3

#c3d855

Split-complementary

#55c3d8

#d85581

#d8ab55

Tetradic

#55c3d8

#6a55d8

#d86a55

#c3d855

Square

#55c3d8

#ab55d8

#d86a55

#81d855

Shades

Color #55c3d8 mixed toward black.

#2fb3cc

#258fa3

#1c6b7a

#134852

#092429

Tints

Color #55c3d8 mixed toward white.

#71cddf

#8ed7e5

#aae1ec

#c6ebf2

#e3f5f9

Tones

Color #55c3d8 mixed toward gray.

#60bccd

#6bb4c2

#76adb7

#81a5ac

#8c9ea1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9293d3 · ΔE 26.8

Deuteranopia

#8c83d2 · ΔE 30.1

Tritanopia

#5fcfce · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55c3d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55c3d8]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#55c3d8 (#55c3d8) is rgb(85, 195, 216) in RGB.

No, #55c3d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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