#55BFBF#55BFBF

#55BFBF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.097 H 195.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55BFBF
RGB	rgb(85, 191, 191)
HSL	hsl(180, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(180, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 0%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.52, -30.22, -9.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.52, 31.61, 197.00°)
OKLab	oklab(74.32% -0.0938 -0.0256)
OKLCH	oklch(74.32% 0.097 195.3)
XYZ	xyz(31.7771, 42.9514, 55.8959)
Luminance	0.4295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55BFBF #BF5555

analogous

#55BF8A #55BFBF #558ABF

triadic

#55BFBF #BF55BF #BFBF55

tetradic

#55BFBF #8A55BF #BF5555 #8ABF55

square

#55BFBF #8A55BF #BF5555 #8ABF55

split-complementary

#55BFBF #BF558A #BF8A55

monochromatic

#2A7070 #3B9C9C #55BFBF #81D0D0 #AEE0E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.19

#55BFBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.59

#55BFBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55BFBF

9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55BFBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55BFBF	1.00	2.19	9.59	9.59
#FFFFFF	2.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B4B7BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A2AAC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C4BF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AFAFAF

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55bfbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 191, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.097 195.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8fd2d2',
    500: '#55bfbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55bfbf;
$custom-light: #8fd2d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55bfbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 191,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74316,
    "c": 0.09722,
    "h": 195.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.42954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55BFBF

secondary

#CEA1A1

accent

#5353D5

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F2F9F9

border

#CCD2D2

text

#0D1414

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #55BFBF

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

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