#55CBD2#55CBD2
#55CBD2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.493; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.105 H 200.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55CBD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 203, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 58%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 60%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.5%, 3.3%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.63, -30.78, -13.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.63, 33.57, 203.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.83% -0.0986 -0.0371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.83% 0.105 200.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7302, 49.2925, 68.5390) |
| Luminance | 0.4930 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.82
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.68
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.88
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.31
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.55
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55CBD2 #D25C55
analogous
#55D29A #55CBD2 #558CD2
triadic
#55CBD2 #D255CB #CBD255
tetradic
#55CBD2 #9A55D2 #D25C55 #8CD255
square
#55CBD2 #9A55D2 #D25C55 #8CD255
split-complementary
#55CBD2 #D2558C #D29A55
monochromatic
#248388 #31B1B9 #55CBD2 #85DADF #B6E9EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#55CBD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.86
#55CBD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55CBD2
10.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55CBD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55CBD2 | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.86 | 10.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC3D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB4D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55cbd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 203, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.105 200.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92dbdf',
500: '#55cbd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55cbd2; $custom-light: #92dbdf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55cbd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 203,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.36,
"s": 58.14,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77826,
"c": 0.10533,
"h": 200.6
},
"luminance": 0.49296
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55CBD2
secondary
#DAABA8
accent
#4F46E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383