#55B4BB#55B4BB
#55B4BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.090 H 201.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55B4BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 180, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 55%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.5%, 3.7%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.14, -25.93, -12.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.14, 28.61, 205.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.55% -0.0834 -0.0334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.55% 0.09 201.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0335, 38.1589, 52.8394) |
| Luminance | 0.3816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.73
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.98
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.30
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.99
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.71
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55B4BB #BB5C55
analogous
#55BB8F #55B4BB #5581BB
triadic
#55B4BB #BB55B4 #B4BB55
tetradic
#55B4BB #8F55BB #BB5C55 #81BB55
square
#55B4BB #8F55BB #BB5C55 #81BB55
split-complementary
#55B4BB #BB5581 #BB8F55
monochromatic
#2B666B #3C9097 #55B4BB #81C7CC #ACDBDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#55B4BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#55B4BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55B4BB
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55B4BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55B4BB | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8ADBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A1BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55b4bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 180, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.090 201.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ecacf',
500: '#55b4bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55b4bb; $custom-light: #8ecacf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55b4bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 180,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.118,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71546,
"c": 0.08987,
"h": 201.8
},
"luminance": 0.38162
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55B4BB
secondary
#CCA3A0
accent
#5E55D3
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1313
muted
#7E8282