Information about #55CEE6 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#55CEE6 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 206, 230) — 33.3% red, 80.8% green, 90.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 57 / 9 / 0 / 10. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #55CEE6 reads as a energetic, saturated cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brilliant Arctic Blue (#51D5E7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brilliant Cerulean (#51C2E7) and Jan Blue (#48CAE4).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(85, 206, 230)), which gives #55CEE6 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #55CEE6: 11.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #55CEE6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#55CEE6 color variations

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

#55CEE6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#55CEE6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#20BCDC

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#188DA5

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Black

#000000

#55CEE6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#55CEE6 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#55CEE6 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
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#E66E56
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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
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#E6B656
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#E65686
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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
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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
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#E656CE
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#CEE656
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#6E56E6
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#E66E56
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#CEE656
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#B656E6
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#E66E56
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#86E656
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Nearest named colors to #55CEE6

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

Brilliant Arctic Blue color link
Brilliant Arctic Blue

#51D5E7

Brilliant Cerulean color link
Brilliant Cerulean

#51C2E7

Jan Blue color link
Jan Blue

#48CAE4

Lani Blau color link
Lani Blau

#46DBEE

Blue Diamond color link
Blue Diamond

#4EE2EC

Brilliant Cyan color link
Brilliant Cyan

#51E7E7

Sea Serpent color link
Sea Serpent

#4BC7CF

Pastel Ocean color link
Pastel Ocean

#6ECDDB

Kathy & Michael at 20 Years and Beyond color link
Kathy & Michael at 20 Years and Beyond

#64D8D0

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Medium Turquoise color link
Medium Turquoise

#48D1CC

Aquamarine Blue color link
Aquamarine Blue

#71D9E2

#55CEE6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55CEE6
  • RGB85, 206, 230
  • CMYK57, 9, 0, 10
  • CSSrgb(85, 206, 230)
  • HSL190°, 74%, 62%
  • HSL Precise189.931°, 74.359%, 61.765%
  • HSV190°, 63%, 90%
  • HSB190°, 63%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.808, 0.902)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.808, 0.902, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.808, 0.902)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB90.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID55CEE6
  • DECIMAL ID5623526
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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