#55C4CE#55C4CE
#55C4CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.101 H 203.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55C4CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 196, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 59%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.7%, 4.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.46, -28.50, -14.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.46, 31.99, 206.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.03% -0.0928 -0.0402) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.03% 0.101 203.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6222, 45.8639, 65.4086) |
| Luminance | 0.4587 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.30
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.72
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.46
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.68
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.23
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55C4CE #CE5F55
analogous
#55CE9C #55C4CE #5587CE
triadic
#55C4CE #CE55C4 #C4CE55
tetradic
#55C4CE #9C55CE #CE5F55 #87CE55
square
#55C4CE #9C55CE #CE5F55 #87CE55
split-complementary
#55C4CE #CE5587 #CE9C55
monochromatic
#267B83 #33A8B2 #55C4CE #85D4DC #B4E5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#55C4CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.17
#55C4CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55C4CE
10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55C4CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55C4CE | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.17 | 10.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BCCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AECF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55c4ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 196, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.101 203.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d6dd',
500: '#55c4ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55c4ce; $custom-light: #91d6dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55c4ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 196,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.959,
"s": 55.251,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7603,
"c": 0.10117,
"h": 203.4
},
"luminance": 0.45867
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55C4CE
secondary
#D8ABA7
accent
#5649DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8383