#55C2C2#55C2C2
#55C2C2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.099 H 195.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55C2C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 194, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 0%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.50, -30.85, -9.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.50, 32.26, 196.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.13% -0.0958 -0.0261) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.13% 0.099 195.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7716, 44.4066, 57.8728) |
| Luminance | 0.4441 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.34
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.36
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.19
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.45
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.81
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 8.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55C2C2 #C25555
analogous
#55C28C #55C2C2 #558CC2
triadic
#55C2C2 #C255C2 #C2C255
tetradic
#55C2C2 #8C55C2 #C25555 #8CC255
square
#55C2C2 #8C55C2 #C25555 #8CC255
split-complementary
#55C2C2 #C2558C #C28C55
monochromatic
#297373 #3AA0A0 #55C2C2 #82D2D2 #AFE2E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#55C2C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.88
#55C2C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55C2C2
9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55C2C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55C2C2 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.88 | 9.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7BAC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5ACC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55c2c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 194, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.099 195.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d5d4',
500: '#55c2c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55c2c2; $custom-light: #90d5d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55c2c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 194,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 47.186,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75135,
"c": 0.09925,
"h": 195.2
},
"luminance": 0.4441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55C2C2
secondary
#D0A2A2
accent
#5151D7
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8382