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#55dbac color: Medium Aquamarine

#55dbac is rgb(85, 219, 172) in RGB and oklch(80.529% 0.13586 166.486) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

80.5%
0.136
166°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • emerald-300
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.73:1Hard to read
Lc -35
Black text
12.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 73

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About #55dbac

#55dbac is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 80.5% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 166°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.73:1 contrast and black text 12.11:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66ddaa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #55dbac mixed with white

  1. 55dbac
  2. 6ddfb4
  3. 81e3bc
  4. 93e7c4
  5. a4eacd
  6. b4eed5
  7. c4f1dd
  8. d3f5e6
  9. e2f8ee
  10. f1fcf7

Darker: #55dbac mixed with black

  1. 55dbac
  2. 49be95
  3. 3da27f
  4. 318769
  5. 266d54
  6. 1c5440
  7. 113c2d
  8. 08261b
  9. 02110b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #55dbac with less saturation

  1. 55dbac
  2. 66d9ae
  3. 74d6b0
  4. 80d3b2
  5. 8bd1b4
  6. 95ceb6
  7. 9fcbb8
  8. a7c8ba
  9. b0c5bb
  10. b8c2bd

Questions about #55dbac

What color is #55dbac?

#55dbac is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Medium Aquamarine. In RGB it is rgb(85, 219, 172), in HSL hsl(158.96, 65.05%, 59.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.529% 0.13586 166.486).

What colors go well with #55dbac?

The complementary color of #55dbac is #fe9ad1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #96d37a and #0edadd. The triadic partners are #b9b3ff and #ffa271.

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

Black text reads better on #55dbac: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and black gives 12.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55dbac a warm or cool color?

#55dbac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 80.5% and its chroma 0.136.