#55CDCC#55CDCC
#55CDCC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.107 H 194.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55CDCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 205, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 59%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.5%, 0%, 0.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.04, -33.38, -9.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.04, 34.73, 196.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.09% -0.1032 -0.0265) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.09% 0.107 194.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4720, 49.9498, 64.8342) |
| Luminance | 0.4995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.05
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.03
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.49
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.90
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.25
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55CDCC #CD5556
analogous
#55CD90 #55CDCC #5592CD
triadic
#55CDCC #CC55CD #CDCC55
tetradic
#55CDCC #9055CD #CD5556 #92CD55
square
#55CDCC #9055CD #CD5556 #92CD55
split-complementary
#55CDCC #CD5592 #CD9055
monochromatic
#268281 #34B1B0 #55CDCC #84DBDA #B4E9E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#55CDCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#55CDCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55CDCC
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55CDCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55CDCC | 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)
#C1C4CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB5CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55cdcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 205, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.107 194.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92dcdb',
500: '#55cdcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55cdcc; $custom-light: #92dcdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55cdcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 205,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.5,
"s": 54.545,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78093,
"c": 0.10655,
"h": 194.4
},
"luminance": 0.49954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55CDCC
secondary
#D7A6A7
accent
#4A4BDE
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383