#55B2BF#55B2BF

#55B2BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.090 H 207.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55B2BF
RGB	rgb(85, 178, 191)
HSL	hsl(187, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(187, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.67, -23.80, -15.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.67, 28.13, 212.24°)
OKLab	oklab(71.22% -0.0795 -0.0415)
OKLCH	oklch(71.22% 0.09 207.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.0669, 37.5309, 54.9925)
Luminance	0.3753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55B2BF #BF6255

analogous

#55BF97 #55B2BF #557DBF

triadic

#55B2BF #BF55B2 #B2BF55

tetradic

#55B2BF #9755BF #BF6255 #7DBF55

square

#55B2BF #9755BF #BF6255 #7DBF55

split-complementary

#55B2BF #BF557D #BF9755

monochromatic

#2A6770 #3B909C #55B2BF #81C6D0 #AEDAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#55B2BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.51

#55B2BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55B2BF

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55B2BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55B2BF	1.00	2.47	8.51	8.51
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5ACC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A0BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B9B6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55b2bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 178, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.090 207.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ec9d2',
    500: '#55b2bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55b2bf;
$custom-light: #8ec9d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55b2bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.358,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71216,
    "c": 0.08972,
    "h": 207.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.37534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55B2BF

secondary

#CEA7A1

accent

#6353D5

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #55B2BF

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

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