#55CBCB#55CBCB

#55CBCB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.490; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.105 H 195.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55CBCB
RGB	rgb(85, 203, 203)
HSL	hsl(180, 53%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(180, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 0%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.42, -32.70, -9.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.42, 34.19, 196.92°)
OKLab	oklab(77.58% -0.1015 -0.0276)
OKLCH	oklch(77.58% 0.105 195.2)
XYZ	xyz(35.8771, 48.9513, 64.0461)
Luminance	0.4895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55CBCB #CB5555

analogous

#55CB90 #55CBCB #5590CB

triadic

#55CBCB #CB55CB #CBCB55

tetradic

#55CBCB #9055CB #CB5555 #90CB55

square

#55CBCB #9055CB #CB5555 #90CB55

split-complementary

#55CBCB #CB5590 #CB9055

monochromatic

#277F7F #35AEAE #55CBCB #84D9D9 #B3E8E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.95

#55CBCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.79

#55CBCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55CBCB

10.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55CBCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55CBCB	1.00	1.95	10.79	10.79
#FFFFFF	1.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BFC2CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ACB4CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D1CB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BABABA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55cbcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 203, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.105 195.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91dbda',
    500: '#55cbcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55cbcb;
$custom-light: #91dbda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55cbcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 203,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77584,
    "c": 0.10519,
    "h": 195.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.48955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55CBCB

secondary

#D6A6A6

accent

#4B4BDD

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F2FBFA

border

#CCD4D3

text

#0E1514

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #55CBCB

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

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