#55A9BE#55A9BE
#55A9BE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.087 H 216.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55A9BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 169, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 45%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 55%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.3%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.98, -19.46, -18.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.98, 26.87, 223.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.04% -0.0699 -0.0513) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.04% 0.087 216.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2249, 34.0224, 53.8375) |
| Luminance | 0.3402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.34
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.86
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.77
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.19
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.30
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 11.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55A9BE #BE6A55
analogous
#55BE9F #55A9BE #5575BE
triadic
#55A9BE #BE55A9 #A9BE55
tetradic
#55A9BE #9F55BE #BE6A55 #75BE55
square
#55A9BE #9F55BE #BE6A55 #75BE55
split-complementary
#55A9BE #BE5575 #BE9F55
monochromatic
#2A616E #3B889B #55A9BE #81BFCF #AED6E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#55A9BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#55A9BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55A9BE
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55A9BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55A9BE | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA4BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B99BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55a9be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 169, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.087 216.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc2d1',
500: '#55a9be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55a9be; $custom-light: #8dc2d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55a9be",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 169,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192,
"s": 44.681,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69044,
"c": 0.08673,
"h": 216.3
},
"luminance": 0.34025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55A9BE
secondary
#CEAAA1
accent
#6D53D4
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182