What color is #55FFF5?

#55FFF5 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Kaltes Klares Wasser. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55FFF5?

The RGB value is 85, 255, 245: 85 red, 255 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55FFF5?

The complementary color is #FF555F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55FFF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55FFF5 color

#55FFF5 rgb(85, 255, 245)

Shades of teal

The hex color #55FFF5 is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 100% green and 96.1% blue (85, 255, 245).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Kaltes Klares Wasser (#0FFEF9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.01:1).

#55FFF5 color codes

HEX	`#55FFF5`
RGB	`rgb(85, 255, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 100%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 67%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 4%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.7, -45.11, -7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.7, 45.81, 190.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.98, 80.037, 98.867)`
Decimal	`5636085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55FFF5, 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 #55FFF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55FFF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.01:1	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 #55FFF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55fff5; }
.text { color: #55fff5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55fff5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 255 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55fff5, #55b4ff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #55FFF5?: #55FFF5 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Kaltes Klares Wasser. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55FFF5?: The RGB value is 85, 255, 245: 85 red, 255 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55FFF5?: The complementary color is #FF555F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55FFF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.