#55ADAF#55ADAF

#55ADAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.085 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55ADAF
RGB	rgb(85, 173, 175)
HSL	hsl(181, 36%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(181, 51%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 1.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.68, -25.73, -9.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.68, 27.31, 199.53°)
OKLab	oklab(69.44% -0.0806 -0.0252)
OKLCH	oklch(69.44% 0.085 197.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.4246, 34.9112, 45.8951)
Luminance	0.3491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55ADAF #AF5755

analogous

#55AF84 #55ADAF #5580AF

triadic

#55ADAF #AF55AD #ADAF55

tetradic

#55ADAF #8455AF #AF5755 #80AF55

square

#55ADAF #8455AF #AF5755 #80AF55

split-complementary

#55ADAF #AF5580 #AF8455

monochromatic

#2C5C5E #408687 #55ADAF #7FC1C3 #A8D5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.63

#55ADAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.98

#55ADAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55ADAF

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55ADAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55ADAF	1.00	2.63	7.98	7.98
#FFFFFF	2.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A3A6AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#949BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#10B2AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55adaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 173, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.085 197.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dc5c6',
    500: '#55adaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55adaf;
$custom-light: #8dc5c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55adaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.333,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69443,
    "c": 0.0845,
    "h": 197.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.34914
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55ADAF

secondary

#C49D9C

accent

#5E5CCC

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0D1313

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #55ADAF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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