#55CBDF#55CBDF
#55CBDF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.108 H 210.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55CBDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 203, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 68%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 62%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.9%, 9%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.05, -27.08, -19.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.05, 33.55, 216.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.3% -0.0933 -0.0549) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.3% 0.108 210.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4160, 49.9668, 77.4177) |
| Luminance | 0.4997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.82
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 5.64
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.30
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.67
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.73
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55CBDF #DF6955
analogous
#55DFAE #55CBDF #5586DF
triadic
#55CBDF #DF55CB #CBDF55
tetradic
#55CBDF #AE55DF #DF6955 #86DF55
square
#55CBDF #AE55DF #DF6955 #86DF55
split-complementary
#55CBDF #DF5586 #DFAE55
monochromatic
#1D8A9C #27B7D0 #55CBDF #89DBE9 #BCEBF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#55CBDF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#55CBDF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55CBDF
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55CBDF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55CBDF | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAC4E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B5DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55cbdf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 203, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.108 210.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93dbe9',
500: '#55cbdf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55cbdf; $custom-light: #93dbe9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55cbdf",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 203,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.696,
"s": 68.317,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78299,
"c": 0.10826,
"h": 210.5
},
"luminance": 0.49971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55CBDF
secondary
#E2B5AE
accent
#3015D0
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FBFC
border
#CCD4D5
text
#0E1516
muted
#7E8384