What color is #55DCFF?

#55DCFF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Splashing Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55DCFF?

The RGB value is 85, 220, 255: 85 red, 220 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55DCFF?

The complementary color is #FF7855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55DCFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55DCFF color

#55DCFF rgb(85, 220, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #55DCFF is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 86.3% green and 100% blue (85, 220, 255).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Splashing Wave (#44DDFF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#55DCFF color codes

HEX	`#55DCFF`
RGB	`rgb(85, 220, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 86.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 67%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 14%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.02, -26.04, -27.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.02, 38.09, 226.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.382, 60.332, 103.737)`
Decimal	`5627135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55DCFF, 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 #55DCFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55DCFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	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 #55DCFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55dcff; }
.text { color: #55dcff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55dcff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 220 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55dcff, #5587ff); }

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Questions

What color is #55DCFF?: #55DCFF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Splashing Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55DCFF?: The RGB value is 85, 220, 255: 85 red, 220 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55DCFF?: The complementary color is #FF7855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55DCFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.