#55C4CF#55C4CF
#55C4CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.101 H 204.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55C4CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 196, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 56%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 59%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 5.3%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.49, -28.22, -15.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.49, 31.97, 208.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.07% -0.0924 -0.0415) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.07% 0.101 204.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7440, 45.9126, 66.0504) |
| Luminance | 0.4592 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.56
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.67
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.35
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.01
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.94
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55C4CF #CF6055
analogous
#55CF9D #55C4CF #5587CF
triadic
#55C4CF #CF55C4 #C4CF55
tetradic
#55C4CF #9D55CF #CF6055 #87CF55
square
#55C4CF #9D55CF #CF6055 #87CF55
split-complementary
#55C4CF #CF5587 #CF9D55
monochromatic
#257C84 #33A8B4 #55C4CF #85D5DC #B4E5EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#55C4CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.18
#55C4CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55C4CF
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55C4CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55C4CF | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.18 | 10.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BDD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AFCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55c4cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 196, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.101 204.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d6dd',
500: '#55c4cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55c4cf; $custom-light: #91d6dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55c4cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 196,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.41,
"s": 55.963,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76066,
"c": 0.10135,
"h": 204.2
},
"luminance": 0.45916
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55C4CF
secondary
#D9ACA7
accent
#5649DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8383