#55C0CC#55C0CC

#55C0CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.099 H 205.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55C0CC
RGB	rgb(85, 192, 204)
HSL	hsl(186, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(186, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 5.9%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.22, -27.10, -15.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.22, 31.12, 209.43°)
OKLab	oklab(75.01% -0.0894 -0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(75.01% 0.099 205.3)
XYZ	xyz(33.4905, 43.9868, 63.8404)
Luminance	0.4399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55C0CC #CC6155

analogous

#55CC9C #55C0CC #5585CC

triadic

#55C0CC #CC55C0 #C0CC55

tetradic

#55C0CC #9C55CC #CC6155 #85CC55

square

#55C0CC #9C55CC #CC6155 #85CC55

split-complementary

#55C0CC #CC5585 #CC9C55

monochromatic

#267780 #35A3AF #55C0CC #84D1DA #B3E3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#55C0CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.80

#55C0CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55C0CC

9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55C0CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55C0CC	1.00	2.14	9.80	9.80
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B2B9CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0ABCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C7C3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55c0cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 192, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.099 205.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#90d3db',
    500: '#55c0cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55c0cc;
$custom-light: #90d3db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55c0cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 192,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.05,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75012,
    "c": 0.09893,
    "h": 205.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.4399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55C0CC

secondary

#D7ABA6

accent

#594BDD

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F2F9FB

border

#CCD2D4

text

#0E1415

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #55C0CC

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

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