#55C9CF#55C9CF

#55C9CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.104 H 199.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#55C9CF
RGBrgb(85, 201, 207)
HSLhsl(183, 56%, 57%)
HSVhsv(183, 59%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(58.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LABlab(74.95, -30.65, -12.81)
CIE-LCHlch(74.95, 33.22, 202.69°)
OKLaboklab(77.25% -0.0977 -0.0355)
OKLCHoklch(77.25% 0.104 199.9)
XYZxyz(35.8907, 48.2059, 66.4326)
Luminance0.4821 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#55C9CF #CF5B55
analogous
#55CF98 #55C9CF #558CCF
triadic
#55C9CF #CF55C9 #C9CF55
tetradic
#55C9CF #9855CF #CF5B55 #8CCF55
square
#55C9CF #9855CF #CF5B55 #8CCF55
split-complementary
#55C9CF #CF558C #CF9855
monochromatic
#258084 #33AEB4 #55C9CF #85D8DC #B4E7EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.97
#55C9CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.64
#55C9CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55C9CF
10.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##55C9CF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##55C9CF1.001.9710.6410.64
#FFFFFF1.971.0021.0021.00
#00000010.6421.001.001.00
##00000010.6421.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC1D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B2D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #55c9cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 201, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.104 199.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91dadd',
    500: '#55c9cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #55c9cf;
$custom-light: #91dadd;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#55c9cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 201,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.951,
    "s": 55.963,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77248,
    "c": 0.10395,
    "h": 199.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.4821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#55C9CF
secondary
#D9AAA7
accent
#5049DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383

Preview Lab

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#55C9CF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva