#55C7BC#55C7BC
#55C7BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.104 H 186.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55C7BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 199, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 50%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 57%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.3%, 0%, 5.5%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.81, -34.82, -4.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.81, 35.08, 186.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.14% -0.1037 -0.0119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.14% 0.104 186.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2428, 46.4057, 54.7725) |
| Luminance | 0.4641 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.49
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.59
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.23
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.26
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.79
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55C7BC #C75560
analogous
#55C783 #55C7BC #5599C7
triadic
#55C7BC #BC55C7 #C7BC55
tetradic
#55C7BC #8355C7 #C75560 #99C755
square
#55C7BC #8355C7 #C75560 #99C755
split-complementary
#55C7BC #C75599 #C78355
monochromatic
#287A72 #37A89D #55C7BC #83D6CE #B1E5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#55C7BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.28
#55C7BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55C7BC
10.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55C7BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55C7BC | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.28 | 10.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBDBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB0BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55c7bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 199, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.104 186.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d8d0',
500: '#55c7bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55c7bc; $custom-light: #90d8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55c7bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 199,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.211,
"s": 50.442,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76136,
"c": 0.10443,
"h": 186.6
},
"luminance": 0.46409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55C7BC
secondary
#D4A4A9
accent
#4E5BDA
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0E1413
muted
#7E8382