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#55CCBB Peppy Peacock

#55CCBB is a light, moderately saturated turquoise named Peppy Peacock. In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 80.0% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(85, 204, 187)). Its HSL value is 171° hue, 54% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. #55CCBB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.74:1.

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Variations of #55CCBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#55CCBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#55CCBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #55CCBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1B4BD
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3C1BA
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEC3BB
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1B4BD
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9EBDBC
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00D0C7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3BCEC1
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7BEBA

#55CCBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#55CCBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.74:1 Very good#55CCBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#55CCBB in CSS

/* Peppy Peacock */
.color { color: #55CCBB; }
.background { background-color: #55CCBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #55CCBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(85 204 187);
color: hsl(171 54% 57%);
color: oklch(0.773 0.110 182.5);

#55CCBB FAQ

What color is #55CCBB?

#55CCBB is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Peppy Peacock. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #55CCBB?

#55CCBB is rgb(85, 204, 187) in RGB, hsl(171, 54%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(58%, 0%, 8%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #55CCBB?

The complementary color of #55CCBB is #CC5566, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #55CCBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #55CCBB: 10.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #55CCBB a warm or cool color?

#55CCBB is a cool color.