#55ADBC#55ADBC
#55ADBC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.087 H 210.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55ADBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 173, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 43%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 55%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.8%, 8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.09, -22.10, -15.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.09, 27.13, 215.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.92% -0.0752 -0.0435) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.92% 0.087 210) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7634, 35.4467, 52.9460) |
| Luminance | 0.3545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.96
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.60
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.75
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.50
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.59
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55ADBC #BC6455
analogous
#55BC97 #55ADBC #5579BC
triadic
#55ADBC #BC55AD #ADBC55
tetradic
#55ADBC #9755BC #BC6455 #79BC55
square
#55ADBC #9755BC #BC6455 #79BC55
split-complementary
#55ADBC #BC5579 #BC9755
monochromatic
#2B626C #3C8B98 #55ADBC #81C2CD #ADD7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#55ADBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#55ADBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55ADBC
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55ADBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55ADBC | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A7BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909CBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55adbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 173, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.087 210.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec5d0',
500: '#55adbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55adbc; $custom-light: #8ec5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55adbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 173,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.738,
"s": 43.46,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69915,
"c": 0.08688,
"h": 210
},
"luminance": 0.35449
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55ADBC
secondary
#CCA7A0
accent
#6755D3
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8282