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#55EBFC Color

#55EBFC is rgb(85, 235, 252) in RGB, hsl(186, 97%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 7%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#55EBFC
HEX#55EBFC
RGBrgb(85, 235, 252)
HSLhsl(186, 97%, 66%)
HSVhsv(186, 66%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 7%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.126 205.9)
LABlab(85.75% -37.17 -20.62)
LCHlch(85.75% 42.51 209.01)

What #55EBFC 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 #55EBFC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 8.6Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 8.6Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 12.36Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 13.33Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 13.64Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 14.93

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

#55EBFC Channel Values

How #55EBFC 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 235 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 186° · S 97% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 186° · S 66% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #55EBFC 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #55EBFC

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

Base
#55EBFC
Complementary
#FC6554
Analogous
#54FCB9
Analogous
#5497FC
Triadic
#FC54EC
Triadic
#ECFC54
Split comp.
#FC5497
Split comp.
#FCB954

Tints & Shades of #55EBFC

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

#6DEEFD
#81F1FD
#9BF4FD
#AFF6FE
#C8F9FE
#DCFBFE

Shades

#27E6FC
#04D9F1
#03B1C4
#028C9C
#02646F
#013B41

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

How #55EBFC 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#55EBFC
Protanopia#DADAFC
Protanomaly#B4E1FC
Deuteranopia#C9C9FE
Deuteranomaly#A7D8FD
Tritanopia#4CEDED
Tritanomaly#50ECF3
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #55EBFC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-55ebfc: #55EBFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #55EBFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-55ebfc': '#55EBFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.922, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_55ebfc">#55EBFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#55EBFC"

More Teal Colors

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

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#55EBFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #55EBFC?

#55EBFC is a light teal — rgb(85, 235, 252) in RGB and hsl(186, 97%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.6.

What is the RGB value of #55EBFC?

#55EBFC is rgb(85, 235, 252) — red 85, green 235, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #55EBFC?

#55EBFC converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 7%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #55EBFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #55EBFC scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #55EBFC 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 13.64, which is visibly different.

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