#55B8BE#55B8BE
#55B8BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.093 H 200.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55B8BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 184, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 45%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 55%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.3%, 3.2%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -27.08, -11.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 29.55, 203.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.61% -0.0866 -0.0327) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.61% 0.093 200.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1772, 39.9271, 54.8216) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.29
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.88
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.06
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.84
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.99
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55B8BE #BE5B55
analogous
#55BE90 #55B8BE #5584BE
triadic
#55B8BE #BE55B8 #B8BE55
tetradic
#55B8BE #9055BE #BE5B55 #84BE55
square
#55B8BE #9055BE #BE5B55 #84BE55
split-complementary
#55B8BE #BE5584 #BE9055
monochromatic
#2A6A6E #3B959B #55B8BE #81CACF #AEDDE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#55B8BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#55B8BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55B8BE
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55B8BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55B8BE | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB1BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA4BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55b8be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 184, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.093 200.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fcdd1',
500: '#55b8be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55b8be; $custom-light: #8fcdd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55b8be",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 184,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.429,
"s": 44.681,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72608,
"c": 0.09255,
"h": 200.7
},
"luminance": 0.3993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55B8BE
secondary
#CEA4A1
accent
#5B53D4
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F9F9
border
#CCD2D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8282