#55AFBC#55AFBC
#55AFBC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.088 H 207.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55AFBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 175, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 43%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 55%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.8%, 6.9%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.69, -23.13, -14.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.69, 27.48, 212.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.39% -0.0774 -0.041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.39% 0.088 207.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1497, 36.2194, 53.0748) |
| Luminance | 0.3622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.78
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.56
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.54
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.64
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.25
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 11.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55AFBC #BC6255
analogous
#55BC95 #55AFBC #557BBC
triadic
#55AFBC #BC55AF #AFBC55
tetradic
#55AFBC #9555BC #BC6255 #7BBC55
square
#55AFBC #9555BC #BC6255 #7BBC55
split-complementary
#55AFBC #BC557B #BC9555
monochromatic
#2B646C #3C8C98 #55AFBC #81C4CD #ADD8DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#55AFBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#55AFBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55AFBC
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55AFBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55AFBC | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A9BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929DBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55afbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 175, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.088 207.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec7d0',
500: '#55afbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55afbc; $custom-light: #8ec7d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55afbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 175,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.573,
"s": 43.46,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70391,
"c": 0.08763,
"h": 207.9
},
"luminance": 0.36222
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55AFBC
secondary
#CCA6A0
accent
#6555D3
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8282