#55ABC2#55ABC2
#55ABC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.089 H 217.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55ABC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 171, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 11.9%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -19.33, -19.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 27.56, 225.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.67% -0.0706 -0.0545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.67% 0.089 217.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0430, 34.9495, 56.2966) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.47
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.87
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.60
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.20
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.60
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55ABC2 #C26C55
analogous
#55C2A3 #55ABC2 #5574C2
triadic
#55ABC2 #C255AB #ABC255
tetradic
#55ABC2 #A355C2 #C26C55 #74C255
square
#55ABC2 #A355C2 #C26C55 #74C255
split-complementary
#55ABC2 #C25574 #C2A355
monochromatic
#296473 #3A8BA0 #55ABC2 #82C1D2 #AFD8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#55ABC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#55ABC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55ABC2
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55ABC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55ABC2 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA7C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C9AC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55abc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 171, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.089 217.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec4d4',
500: '#55abc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55abc2; $custom-light: #8ec4d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55abc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 171,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.661,
"s": 47.186,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69674,
"c": 0.08915,
"h": 217.7
},
"luminance": 0.34952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55ABC2
secondary
#D0ACA2
accent
#6D51D7
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8183