#55BB99#55BB99

#55BB99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.108 H 168.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55BB99
RGB	rgb(85, 187, 153)
HSL	hsl(160, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(160, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 0%, 18.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.30, -37.94, 8.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.30, 38.84, 167.65°)
OKLab	oklab(72.18% -0.1064 0.0213)
OKLCH	oklch(72.18% 0.109 168.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.2637, 39.7693, 36.3703)
Luminance	0.3977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55BB99 #BB5577

analogous

#55BB66 #55BB99 #55AABB

triadic

#55BB99 #9955BB #BB9955

tetradic

#55BB99 #6655BB #BB5577 #AABB55

square

#55BB99 #6655BB #BB5577 #AABB55

split-complementary

#55BB99 #BB55AA #BB6655

monochromatic

#2B6B55 #3C9778 #55BB99 #81CCB3 #ACDECD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#55BB99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.95

#55BB99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55BB99

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55BB99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55BB99	1.00	2.35	8.95	8.95
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B7B097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A7A59B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26BCB1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55bb99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 187, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.108 168.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dd0b7',
    500: '#55bb99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55bb99;
$custom-light: #8dd0b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55bb99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72182,
    "c": 0.1085,
    "h": 168.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.39772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55BB99

secondary

#CCA0AF

accent

#557FD3

background

#F9FCFB

surface

#F1F9F6

border

#CBD2D0

text

#0D1411

muted

#7E8280

Preview Lab

Preview with #55BB99

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

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