#55C09F#55C09F

#55C09F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.111 H 170.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55C09F
RGB	rgb(85, 192, 159)
HSL	hsl(161, 46%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(161, 56%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 17.2%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.96, -38.80, 7.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.96, 39.50, 169.19°)
OKLab	oklab(73.58% -0.1092 0.0189)
OKLCH	oklch(73.58% 0.111 170.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.8510, 42.1310, 39.4059)
Luminance	0.4213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55C09F #C05576

analogous

#55C06A #55C09F #55ACC0

triadic

#55C09F #9F55C0 #C09F55

tetradic

#55C09F #6A55C0 #C05576 #ACC055

square

#55C09F #6A55C0 #C05576 #ACC055

split-complementary

#55C09F #C055AC #C06A55

monochromatic

#2A715B #3A9D7F #55C09F #82D1B8 #AEE1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.23

#55C09F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.43

#55C09F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55C09F

9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55C09F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55C09F	1.00	2.23	9.43	9.43
#FFFFFF	2.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BBB59D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABA9A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1CC1B6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AEAEAE

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55c09f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 192, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.111 170.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ed3bb',
    500: '#55c09f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55c09f;
$custom-light: #8ed3bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55c09f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 192,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 161.495,
    "s": 45.923,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73576,
    "c": 0.11081,
    "h": 170.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.42134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55C09F

secondary

#CFA2B0

accent

#527BD6

background

#F9FDFB

surface

#F1FAF6

border

#CBD3D0

text

#0D1411

muted

#7E8380

Preview Lab

Preview with #55C09F

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

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