#55BAAA#55BAAA
#55BAAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.098 H 181.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55BAAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 186, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 42%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 54%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.3%, 0%, 8.6%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -33.36, -0.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 33.37, 181.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.43% -0.0975 -0.0027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.43% 0.098 181.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5577, 39.9487, 44.2283) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.32
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.81
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.44
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.79
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.37
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55BAAA #BA5565
analogous
#55BA77 #55BAAA #5597BA
triadic
#55BAAA #AA55BA #BAAA55
tetradic
#55BAAA #7755BA #BA5565 #97BA55
square
#55BAAA #7755BA #BA5565 #97BA55
split-complementary
#55BAAA #BA5597 #BA7755
monochromatic
#2B6A60 #3D9587 #55BAAA #81CCC0 #ACDDD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#55BAAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#55BAAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55BAAA
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55BAAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55BAAA | 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)
#B3B0A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A5AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0EBDB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55baaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 186, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.098 181.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dcfc3',
500: '#55baaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55baaa; $custom-light: #8dcfc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55baaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 186,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.495,
"s": 42.259,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72428,
"c": 0.09755,
"h": 181.6
},
"luminance": 0.39951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55BAAA
secondary
#CBA0A7
accent
#5669D2
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8281