#55ABB1#55ABB1
#55ABB1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.083 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55ABB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 171, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 37%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 52%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52%, 3.4%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.14, -24.18, -11.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.14, 26.58, 204.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.03% -0.0775 -0.0305) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.03% 0.083 201.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2418, 34.2291, 46.8104) |
| Luminance | 0.3423 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.51
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.25
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.37
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.34
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.39
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55ABB1 #B15B55
analogous
#55B189 #55ABB1 #557DB1
triadic
#55ABB1 #B155AB #ABB155
tetradic
#55ABB1 #8955B1 #B15B55 #7DB155
square
#55ABB1 #8955B1 #B15B55 #7DB155
split-complementary
#55ABB1 #B1557D #B18955
monochromatic
#2C5C60 #3F858A #55ABB1 #7FC0C4 #A9D4D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#55ABB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.85
#55ABB1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55ABB1
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55ABB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55ABB1 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.85 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A5B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9199B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0DB0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55abb1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 171, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.083 201.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc4c8',
500: '#55abb1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55abb1; $custom-light: #8dc4c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55abb1",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 171,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.913,
"s": 37.097,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69033,
"c": 0.0833,
"h": 201.5
},
"luminance": 0.34231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55ABB1
secondary
#C59F9D
accent
#625BCD
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182