#55C0AF#55C0AF
#55C0AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.102 H 181.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55C0AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 192, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 46%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 56%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 8.9%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.37, -34.90, -0.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.37, 34.91, 181.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.04% -0.1019 -0.0025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.04% 0.102 181.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3304, 42.7228, 47.1971) |
| Luminance | 0.4273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.30
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.79
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.74
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.00
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55C0AF #C05566
analogous
#55C07A #55C0AF #559CC0
triadic
#55C0AF #AF55C0 #C0AF55
tetradic
#55C0AF #7A55C0 #C05566 #9CC055
square
#55C0AF #7A55C0 #C05566 #9CC055
split-complementary
#55C0AF #C0559C #C07A55
monochromatic
#2A7166 #3A9D8E #55C0AF #82D1C4 #AEE1D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#55C0AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#55C0AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55C0AF
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55C0AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55C0AF | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B6AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8AAB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55c0af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 192, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.102 181.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed3c6',
500: '#55c0af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55c0af; $custom-light: #8ed3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55c0af",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 192,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.467,
"s": 45.923,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7404,
"c": 0.10193,
"h": 181.4
},
"luminance": 0.42726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55C0AF
secondary
#CFA2A9
accent
#5267D6
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382