#55ABA2#55ABA2
#55ABA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.085 H 186.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55ABA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 171, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 34%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 50%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 0%, 5.3%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.69, -28.20, -3.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.69, 28.40, 186.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.52% -0.084 -0.0095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.52% 0.085 186.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8281, 33.6636, 39.3647) |
| Luminance | 0.3367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.15
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.19
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.95
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.96
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.43
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55ABA2 #AB555E
analogous
#55AB77 #55ABA2 #5589AB
triadic
#55ABA2 #A255AB #ABA255
tetradic
#55ABA2 #7755AB #AB555E #89AB55
square
#55ABA2 #7755AB #AB555E #89AB55
split-complementary
#55ABA2 #AB5589 #AB7755
monochromatic
#2C5955 #40827B #55ABA2 #7EBFB8 #A7D3CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#55ABA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#55ABA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55ABA2
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55ABA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55ABA2 | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A3A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9599A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#25AEA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55aba2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 171, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.085 186.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc4bd',
500: '#55aba2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55aba2; $custom-light: #8cc4bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55aba2",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 171,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.721,
"s": 33.858,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68522,
"c": 0.08458,
"h": 186.4
},
"luminance": 0.33666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55ABA2
secondary
#C19B9F
accent
#5E69CA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1212
muted
#7D8181