#55BDBF#55BDBF

#55BDBF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.096 H 197.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55BDBF
RGB	rgb(85, 189, 191)
HSL	hsl(181, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(181, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.93, -29.25, -10.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.93, 30.96, 199.09°)
OKLab	oklab(73.84% -0.0916 -0.028)
OKLCH	oklch(73.84% 0.096 197)
XYZ	xyz(31.3439, 42.0850, 55.7515)
Luminance	0.4209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55BDBF #BF5755

analogous

#55BF8C #55BDBF #5588BF

triadic

#55BDBF #BF55BD #BDBF55

tetradic

#55BDBF #8C55BF #BF5755 #88BF55

square

#55BDBF #8C55BF #BF5755 #88BF55

split-complementary

#55BDBF #BF5588 #BF8C55

monochromatic

#2A6E70 #3B9A9C #55BDBF #81CED0 #AEE0E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.23

#55BDBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.42

#55BDBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55BDBF

9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55BDBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55BDBF	1.00	2.23	9.42	9.42
#FFFFFF	2.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B2B5BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0A8C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C3BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AEAEAE

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55bdbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 189, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.096 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8fd1d2',
    500: '#55bdbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55bdbf;
$custom-light: #8fd1d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55bdbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.132,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73838,
    "c": 0.09581,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.42088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55BDBF

secondary

#CEA2A1

accent

#5553D5

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F2F9F9

border

#CCD2D2

text

#0D1414

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #55BDBF

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

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