#55BC91#55BC91
#55BC91 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.116 H 163.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55BC91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 188, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(155, 43%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(155, 55%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.8%, 0%, 22.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -40.19, 12.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 42.19, 162.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.22% -0.1112 0.0329) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.22% 0.116 163.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8379, 39.9396, 33.0774) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.06
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 4.06
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.33
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.65
Dark Seafoam
#1FB57A
ΔE00 5.25
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55BC91 #BC5580
analogous
#55BC5D #55BC91 #55B4BC
triadic
#55BC91 #9155BC #BC9155
tetradic
#55BC91 #5D55BC #BC5580 #B4BC55
square
#55BC91 #5D55BC #BC5580 #B4BC55
split-complementary
#55BC91 #BC55B4 #BC5D55
monochromatic
#2B6C51 #3C9871 #55BC91 #81CDAD #ADDFCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#55BC91 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#55BC91 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55BC91
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55BC91 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55BC91 | 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)
#B9B08F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA594
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2CBCB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55bc91; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 188, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.116 163.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd1b1',
500: '#55bc91',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55bc91; $custom-light: #8dd1b1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55bc91",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 188,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 154.951,
"s": 43.46,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7222,
"c": 0.11598,
"h": 163.5
},
"luminance": 0.39942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55BC91
secondary
#CCA0B3
accent
#5589D3
background
#F9FCFA
surface
#F1F9F5
border
#CBD2CF
text
#0D1410
muted
#7E827F