#55AF98#55AF98
#55AF98 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.094 H 174.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55AF98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 175, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 36%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 51%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.4%, 0%, 13.1%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.64, -32.63, 3.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.64, 32.83, 173.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.19% -0.0932 0.009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.19% 0.094 174.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7413, 34.8561, 35.1238) |
| Luminance | 0.3486 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.79
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.27
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.87
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.51
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.65
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55AF98 #AF556C
analogous
#55AF6B #55AF98 #5599AF
triadic
#55AF98 #9855AF #AF9855
tetradic
#55AF98 #6B55AF #AF556C #99AF55
square
#55AF98 #6B55AF #AF556C #99AF55
split-complementary
#55AF98 #AF5599 #AF6B55
monochromatic
#2C5E51 #408775 #55AF98 #7FC3B1 #A8D6CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#55AF98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#55AF98 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55AF98
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55AF98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55AF98 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA597
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9B9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2CB1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55af98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 175, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.094 174.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc7b6',
500: '#55af98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55af98; $custom-light: #8cc7b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55af98",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 175,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.667,
"s": 36,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69194,
"c": 0.09364,
"h": 174.5
},
"luminance": 0.34858
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55AF98
secondary
#C49CA6
accent
#5C78CC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1311
muted
#7D8280