What color is #55BEBE?

#55BEBE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea Serpent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55BEBE?

The RGB value is 85, 190, 190: 85 red, 190 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55BEBE?

The complementary color is #BE5555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55BEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55BEBE color

#55BEBE rgb(85, 190, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #55BEBE is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 74.5% green and 74.5% blue (85, 190, 190).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 45% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sea Serpent (#4BC7CF), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#55BEBE color codes

HEX	`#55BEBE`
RGB	`rgb(85, 190, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 74.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 45%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 55%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.2, -30.01, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.2, 31.38, 197.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.45, 42.473, 55.246)`
Decimal	`5619390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55BEBE, 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 #55BEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55BEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #55BEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55bebe; }
.text { color: #55bebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55bebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 190 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55bebe, #558abe); }

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Questions

What color is #55BEBE?: #55BEBE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea Serpent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55BEBE?: The RGB value is 85, 190, 190: 85 red, 190 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55BEBE?: The complementary color is #BE5555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55BEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.