What color is #55CCBB?

#55CCBB is a moderate spring green known as Peppy Peacock. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Peppy Peacock?

The RGB value is 85, 204, 187: 85 red, 204 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Peppy Peacock?

The complementary color is #CC5566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55CCBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Peppy Peacock color: hex code #55CCBB

#55CCBB rgb(85, 204, 187)

Shades of teal

Peppy Peacock has the hex code #55CCBB. It is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 80% green and 73.3% blue (85, 204, 187).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 54% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

Peppy Peacock (#55CCBB) color codes

HEX	`#55CCBB`
RGB	`rgb(85, 204, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 80%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 54%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 58%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.27, -37.39, -1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.27, 37.42, 182.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.305, 48.701, 54.597)`
Decimal	`5622971`
Short hex	`#5CB`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Peppy Peacock, 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 #55CCBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55CCBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #55CCBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55ccbb; }
.text { color: #55ccbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55ccbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 204 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55ccbb, #55a2cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

See #55CCBB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #55CCBB?: #55CCBB is a moderate spring green known as Peppy Peacock. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Peppy Peacock?: The RGB value is 85, 204, 187: 85 red, 204 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Peppy Peacock?: The complementary color is #CC5566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55CCBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.