What color is #55DDCC?

#55DDCC is a moderate spring green known as Jazzy Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jazzy Jade?

The RGB value is 85, 221, 204: 85 red, 221 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Jazzy Jade?

The complementary color is #DD5566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55DDCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jazzy Jade color: hex code #55DDCC

#55DDCC rgb(85, 221, 204)

Shades of teal

Jazzy Jade has the hex code #55DDCC. It is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 86.7% green and 80% blue (85, 221, 204).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 67% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

Jazzy Jade (#55DDCC) color codes

HEX	`#55DDCC`
RGB	`rgb(85, 221, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 86.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 67%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 62%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.74, -40.74, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.74, 40.82, 183.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.497, 58, 66.176)`
Decimal	`5627340`
Short hex	`#5DC`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jazzy Jade, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #55DDCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55DDCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #55DDCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55ddcc; }
.text { color: #55ddcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55ddcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 221 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55ddcc, #55aadd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #55DDCC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #55DDCC?: #55DDCC is a moderate spring green known as Jazzy Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jazzy Jade?: The RGB value is 85, 221, 204: 85 red, 221 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jazzy Jade?: The complementary color is #DD5566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55DDCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.