#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
RGB	rgb(85, 201, 207)
HSL	hsl(183, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(183, 59%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.95, -30.65, -12.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.95, 33.22, 202.69°)
OKLab	oklab(77.25% -0.0977 -0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(77.25% 0.104 199.9)
XYZ	xyz(35.8907, 48.2059, 66.4326)
Luminance	0.4821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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
##55C9CF	1.00	1.97	10.64	10.64
#FFFFFF	1.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

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

Preview with #55C9CF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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