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#55bec3 color: Pharaoh’s Seas

#55bec3 is rgb(85, 190, 195) in RGB and oklch(74.215% 0.09658 199.554) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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183°
100%

74.2%
0.097
200°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.20:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #55bec3

#55bec3 is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 74.2% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 200°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.2:1 contrast and black text 9.54:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Pharaoh’s Seas (#59bbc2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #55bec3 mixed with white

  1. 55bec3
  2. 6ac5c9
  3. 7dcbcf
  4. 8fd2d5
  5. a0d8db
  6. b0dfe1
  7. c0e5e7
  8. d0eced
  9. e0f2f3
  10. eff9f9

Darker: #55bec3 mixed with black

  1. 55bec3
  2. 49a5a9
  3. 3d8c90
  4. 317578
  5. 265e60
  6. 1c484a
  7. 113334
  8. 081f20
  9. 020d0e
  10. 000202

Calmer: #55bec3 with less saturation

  1. 55bec3
  2. 62bcc1
  3. 6dbbbe
  4. 76b9bc
  5. 7fb7ba
  6. 88b5b7
  7. 90b3b5
  8. 97b1b2
  9. 9eafb0
  10. a5adae

Questions about #55bec3

What color is #55bec3?

#55bec3 is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Pharaoh’s Seas. In RGB it is rgb(85, 190, 195), in HSL hsl(182.73, 47.83%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.215% 0.09658 199.554).

What colors go well with #55bec3?

The complementary color of #55bec3 is #e29393. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #67bfa2 and #65b7dd. The triadic partners are #c698d2 and #cca562.

Is white or black text more readable on #55bec3?

Black text reads better on #55bec3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and black gives 9.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55bec3 a warm or cool color?

#55bec3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 200 degrees, its lightness 74.2% and its chroma 0.097.