#55C7A4#55C7A4
#55C7A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.116 H 170.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55C7A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 199, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 50%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 57%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.3%, 0%, 17.6%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.19, -40.76, 7.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.19, 41.52, 169.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.43% -0.1145 0.0202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.43% 0.116 170) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8674, 45.4555, 42.2619) |
| Luminance | 0.4546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.08
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.62
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.67
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.22
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.50
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55C7A4 #C75578
analogous
#55C76B #55C7A4 #55B1C7
triadic
#55C7A4 #A455C7 #C7A455
tetradic
#55C7A4 #6B55C7 #C75578 #B1C755
square
#55C7A4 #6B55C7 #C75578 #B1C755
split-complementary
#55C7A4 #C755B1 #C76B55
monochromatic
#287A61 #37A885 #55C7A4 #83D6BD #B1E5D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#55C7A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#55C7A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55C7A4
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55C7A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55C7A4 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2BBA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1AFA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0DC8BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55c7a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 199, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.116 170.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd8bf',
500: '#55c7a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55c7a4; $custom-light: #8fd8bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55c7a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 199,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.579,
"s": 50.442,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7543,
"c": 0.1163,
"h": 170
},
"luminance": 0.45458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55C7A4
secondary
#D4A4B3
accent
#4E79DA
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F2FAF6
border
#CCD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381