#55C2CB#55C2CB

#55C2CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.100 H 202.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55C2CB
RGB	rgb(85, 194, 203)
HSL	hsl(185, 53%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(185, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 4.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.78, -28.37, -13.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.78, 31.60, 206.12°)
OKLab	oklab(75.45% -0.092 -0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(75.45% 0.1 202.7)
XYZ	xyz(33.8131, 44.8233, 63.3581)
Luminance	0.4483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55C2CB #CB5E55

analogous

#55CB99 #55C2CB #5587CB

triadic

#55C2CB #CB55C2 #C2CB55

tetradic

#55C2CB #9955CB #CB5E55 #87CB55

square

#55C2CB #9955CB #CB5E55 #87CB55

split-complementary

#55C2CB #CB5587 #CB9955

monochromatic

#27787F #35A4AE #55C2CB #84D3D9 #B3E4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#55C2CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.97

#55C2CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55C2CB

9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55C2CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55C2CB	1.00	2.11	9.97	9.97
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B5BACC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A2ADCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C9C4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55c2cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 194, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.100 202.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#90d4da',
    500: '#55c2cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55c2cb;
$custom-light: #90d4da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55c2cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.576,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75449,
    "c": 0.0997,
    "h": 202.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.44827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55C2CB

secondary

#D6A9A6

accent

#564BDD

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F2FAFA

border

#CCD3D3

text

#0E1414

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #55C2CB

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

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