#55C48E#55C48E
#55C48E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.130 H 159.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55C48E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 196, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(151, 48%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(151, 57%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.6%, 0%, 27.6%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.80, -44.31, 17.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.80, 47.74, 158.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.14% -0.1214 0.0453) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.14% 0.13 159.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3662, 43.3615, 32.4607) |
| Luminance | 0.4336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 2.85
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 2.97
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.13
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 5.22
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 5.23
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55C48E #C4558B
analogous
#55C456 #55C48E #55C3C4
triadic
#55C48E #8E55C4 #C48E55
tetradic
#55C48E #5655C4 #C4558B #C3C455
square
#55C48E #5655C4 #C4558B #C3C455
split-complementary
#55C48E #C455C3 #C45655
monochromatic
#297650 #39A36F #55C48E #82D4AC #B0E4CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#55C48E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#55C48E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55C48E
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55C48E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55C48E | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B78B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2AB91
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2AC3B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55c48e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 196, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.130 159.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed6af',
500: '#55c48e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55c48e; $custom-light: #8ed6af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55c48e",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 196,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 150.811,
"s": 48.472,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74136,
"c": 0.12959,
"h": 159.6
},
"luminance": 0.43364
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55C48E
secondary
#D2A3BA
accent
#5092D8
background
#F9FDFA
surface
#F1FAF4
border
#CBD3CE
text
#0D1410
muted
#7E837F