#55C7DB#55C7DB
#55C7DB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.106 H 210.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55C7DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 199, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 65%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 61%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.2%, 9.1%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.75, -26.26, -19.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.75, 32.77, 216.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.21% -0.0907 -0.0544) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.21% 0.106 210.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9506, 47.8888, 74.3002) |
| Luminance | 0.4789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.60
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.24
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.90
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.34
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.82
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55C7DB #DB6955
analogous
#55DBAC #55C7DB #5584DB
triadic
#55C7DB #DB55C7 #C7DB55
tetradic
#55C7DB #AC55DB #DB6955 #84DB55
square
#55C7DB #AC55DB #DB6955 #84DB55
split-complementary
#55C7DB #DB5584 #DBAC55
monochromatic
#208496 #2AB1C8 #55C7DB #88D8E6 #BAE8F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#55C7DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#55C7DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55C7DB
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55C7DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55C7DB | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6C0DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2B2DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55c7db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 199, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.106 210.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92d8e6',
500: '#55c7db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55c7db; $custom-light: #92d8e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55c7db",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 199,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.955,
"s": 65.049,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77214,
"c": 0.10579,
"h": 210.9
},
"luminance": 0.47893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55C7DB
secondary
#E0B4AC
accent
#5940E8
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFC
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8384