Skip to the color picker

#55c3cb color: Baharroth Blue

#55c3cb is rgb(85, 195, 203) in RGB and oklch(75.686% 0.10022 201.829) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

184°
100%

75.7%
0.100
202°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.05:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #55c3cb

#55c3cb is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 75.7% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 202°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.09:1 contrast and black text 10.05:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Baharroth Blue (#58c1cd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #55c3cb mixed with white

  1. 55c3cb
  2. 6bc9d0
  3. 7ecfd5
  4. 90d5db
  5. a1dbe0
  6. b1e1e5
  7. c1e7ea
  8. d1edef
  9. e0f3f5
  10. f0f9fa

Darker: #55c3cb mixed with black

  1. 55c3cb
  2. 49a9b0
  3. 3d9096
  4. 31787d
  5. 266065
  6. 1c4a4d
  7. 113437
  8. 082022
  9. 020e0f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #55c3cb with less saturation

  1. 55c3cb
  2. 62c1c8
  3. 6ec0c6
  4. 79bec3
  5. 82bcc0
  6. 8bbabe
  7. 93b8bb
  8. 9bb6b8
  9. a2b4b5
  10. a9b2b3

Questions about #55c3cb

What color is #55c3cb?

#55c3cb is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Baharroth Blue. In RGB it is rgb(85, 195, 203), in HSL hsl(184.07, 53.15%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.686% 0.10022 201.829).

What colors go well with #55c3cb?

The complementary color of #55c3cb is #e99694. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #66c5a9 and #69bbe5. The triadic partners are #ce9bd6 and #d0aa63.

Is white or black text more readable on #55c3cb?

Black text reads better on #55c3cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and black gives 10.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55c3cb a warm or cool color?

#55c3cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 202 degrees, its lightness 75.7% and its chroma 0.1.