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Information about #55B3C2 color

#55B3C2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#55B3C2 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 179, 194) — 33.3% red, 70.2% green, 76.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 43 / 6 / 0 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #55B3C2 reads as a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Viking (#4DB1C8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pastel Teal (#63B7B7) and Maximum Blue (#47ABCC).

The recipe behind #55B3C2 is rgb(85, 179, 194), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#55B3C2 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#55B3C2 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #55B3C2

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Bayside color link
Bayside

#5FC9BF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55B3C2
  • RGB85, 179, 194
  • CMYK43, 6, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(85, 179, 194)
  • HSL188°, 47%, 55%
  • HSL Precise188.257°, 47.186%, 54.706%
  • HSV188°, 56%, 76%
  • HSB188°, 56%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.702, 0.761)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.702, 0.761, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.702, 0.761)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID55B3C2
  • DECIMAL ID5616578
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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