#55C7CA#55C7CA
#55C7CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.103 H 197.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55C7CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 199, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 52%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 58%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.9%, 1.5%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.21, -31.07, -11.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.21, 33.03, 199.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.6% -0.0977 -0.031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.6% 0.103 197.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8259, 47.0389, 63.1097) |
| Luminance | 0.4704 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.57
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.07
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.20
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.57
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.98
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55C7CA #CA5855
analogous
#55CA93 #55C7CA #558DCA
triadic
#55C7CA #CA55C7 #C7CA55
tetradic
#55C7CA #9355CA #CA5855 #8DCA55
square
#55C7CA #9355CA #CA5855 #8DCA55
split-complementary
#55C7CA #CA558D #CA9355
monochromatic
#277B7D #36A9AC #55C7CA #84D6D9 #B2E6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#55C7CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.41
#55C7CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55C7CA
10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55C7CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55C7CA | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.41 | 10.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBBFCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B1CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55c7ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 199, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.103 197.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d8da',
500: '#55c7ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55c7ca; $custom-light: #91d8da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55c7ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 199,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.538,
"s": 52.466,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.766,
"c": 0.10251,
"h": 197.6
},
"luminance": 0.47042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55C7CA
secondary
#D5A7A5
accent
#504CDC
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFA
border
#CCD3D3
text
#0E1414
muted
#7E8383