#55ACAA#55ACAA
#55ACAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.084 H 193.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55ACAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 172, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 34%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 51%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.6%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.23, -26.59, -7.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.23, 27.50, 194.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.03% -0.0817 -0.0194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.03% 0.084 193.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7515, 34.3363, 43.2929) |
| Luminance | 0.3434 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.79
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.14
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.72
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.84
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.15
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55ACAA #AC5557
analogous
#55AC7F #55ACAA #5582AC
triadic
#55ACAA #AA55AC #ACAA55
tetradic
#55ACAA #7F55AC #AC5557 #82AC55
square
#55ACAA #7F55AC #AC5557 #82AC55
split-complementary
#55ACAA #AC5582 #AC7F55
monochromatic
#2C5A59 #408482 #55ACAA #7EC0BF #A7D4D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#55ACAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#55ACAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55ACAA
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55ACAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55ACAA | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A5AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949AAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1AB0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55acaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 172, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.084 193.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc5c3',
500: '#55acaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55acaa; $custom-light: #8cc5c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55acaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 172,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.621,
"s": 34.387,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6903,
"c": 0.08395,
"h": 193.4
},
"luminance": 0.34339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55ACAA
secondary
#C29B9C
accent
#5D60CA
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281