#55C4CB#55C4CB

#55C4CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.101 H 201.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55C4CB
RGB	rgb(85, 196, 203)
HSL	hsl(184, 53%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(184, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 3.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.36, -29.34, -13.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.36, 32.11, 203.94°)
OKLab	oklab(75.92% -0.0941 -0.036)
OKLCH	oklch(75.92% 0.101 201)
XYZ	xyz(34.2612, 45.7195, 63.5075)
Luminance	0.4572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55C4CB #CB5C55

analogous

#55CB97 #55C4CB #5589CB

triadic

#55C4CB #CB55C4 #C4CB55

tetradic

#55C4CB #9755CB #CB5C55 #89CB55

square

#55C4CB #9755CB #CB5C55 #89CB55

split-complementary

#55C4CB #CB5589 #CB9755

monochromatic

#277A7F #35A7AE #55C4CB #84D4D9 #B3E5E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.07

#55C4CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.14

#55C4CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55C4CB

10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55C4CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55C4CB	1.00	2.07	10.14	10.14
#FFFFFF	2.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B7BCCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A4AECC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CBC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55c4cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 196, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.101 201.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91d6da',
    500: '#55c4cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55c4cb;
$custom-light: #91d6da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55c4cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.559,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75923,
    "c": 0.10077,
    "h": 201
  },
  "luminance": 0.45723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55C4CB

secondary

#D6A9A6

accent

#544BDD

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F2FAFA

border

#CCD3D3

text

#0E1414

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #55C4CB

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

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