#55ACBB#55ACBB
#55ACBB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.086 H 210.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55ACBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 172, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 55%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.5%, 8%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.77, -21.88, -15.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.77, 26.91, 215.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.64% -0.0745 -0.0433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.64% 0.086 210.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4649, 35.0216, 52.3166) |
| Luminance | 0.3502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.08
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.42
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.59
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.47
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.57
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55ACBB #BB6455
analogous
#55BB97 #55ACBB #5579BB
triadic
#55ACBB #BB55AC #ACBB55
tetradic
#55ACBB #9755BB #BB6455 #79BB55
square
#55ACBB #9755BB #BB6455 #79BB55
split-complementary
#55ACBB #BB5579 #BB9755
monochromatic
#2B616B #3C8997 #55ACBB #81C1CC #ACD7DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#55ACBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#55ACBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55ACBB
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55ACBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55ACBB | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA7BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9BBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55acbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 172, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.086 210.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc5cf',
500: '#55acbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55acbb; $custom-light: #8dc5cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55acbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 172,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.824,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6964,
"c": 0.08618,
"h": 210.2
},
"luminance": 0.35024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55ACBB
secondary
#CCA6A0
accent
#6855D3
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182