#55C7B0#55C7B0
#55C7B0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.109 H 177.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55C7B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 199, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 50%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 57%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.3%, 0%, 11.6%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.49, -37.87, 1.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.49, 37.92, 177.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.77% -0.1091 0.0042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.77% 0.109 177.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0026, 45.9096, 48.2408) |
| Luminance | 0.4591 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.68
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.16
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.27
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.32
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.18
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55C7B0 #C7556C
analogous
#55C777 #55C7B0 #55A5C7
triadic
#55C7B0 #B055C7 #C7B055
tetradic
#55C7B0 #7755C7 #C7556C #A5C755
square
#55C7B0 #7755C7 #C7556C #A5C755
split-complementary
#55C7B0 #C755A5 #C77755
monochromatic
#287A69 #37A891 #55C7B0 #83D6C5 #B1E5DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#55C7B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.18
#55C7B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55C7B0
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55C7B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55C7B0 | 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)
#C0BCAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEAFB2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55c7b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 199, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.109 177.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd8c7',
500: '#55c7b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55c7b0; $custom-light: #8fd8c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55c7b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 199,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.895,
"s": 50.442,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75769,
"c": 0.10916,
"h": 177.8
},
"luminance": 0.45913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55C7B0
secondary
#D4A4AE
accent
#4E6ADA
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF8
border
#CCD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382