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#55D3BC Color

#55D3BC is rgb(85, 211, 188) in RGB, hsl(169, 59%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 0%, 11%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#55D3BC
HEX#55D3BC
RGBrgb(85, 211, 188)
HSLhsl(169, 59%, 58%)
HSVhsv(169, 60%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 0%, 11%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.117 179)
LABlab(77.14% -40.63 0.44)
LCHlch(77.14% 40.63 179.38)

What #55D3BC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #55D3BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.82Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.09Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.59Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.94Keppel#3AB09EΔE 12.58Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 13.23

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#55D3BC Channel Values

How #55D3BC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 85 · G 211 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 59% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 60% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #55D3BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #55D3BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #55D3BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #55D3BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#55D3BC
Complementary
#D3556C
Analogous
#55D37D
Analogous
#55ABD3
Triadic
#BC55D3
Triadic
#D3BC55
Split comp.
#D355AB
Split comp.
#D37D55

Tints & Shades of #55D3BC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DD9C6
#81DFCD
#9AE5D7
#B2EBE1
#CAF1EA
#DFF7F2

Shades

#34CBAF
#2DAE97
#258E7B
#1C6D5F
#144D43
#0D312A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #55D3BC.

How #55D3BC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#55D3BC
Protanopia#C5C5BC
Protanomaly#A4CBBC
Deuteranopia#B6B6BF
Deuteranomaly#98C2BE
Tritanopia#5DD0D0
Tritanomaly#5AD1C8
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #55D3BC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-55d3bc: #55D3BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #55D3BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-55d3bc': '#55D3BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.827, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_55d3bc">#55D3BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#55D3BC"

More Green Colors

#55D3BC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#55D3BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #55D3BC?

#55D3BC is a mid-tone green — rgb(85, 211, 188) in RGB and hsl(169, 59%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.82.

What is the RGB value of #55D3BC?

#55D3BC is rgb(85, 211, 188) — red 85, green 211, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #55D3BC?

#55D3BC converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 0%, 11%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #55D3BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #55D3BC scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #55D3BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #55D3BC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 7.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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