#55CDCF#55CDCF

#55CDCF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.501; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.106 H 196.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55CDCF
RGB	rgb(85, 205, 207)
HSL	hsl(181, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(181, 59%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(76.13, -32.56, -11.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(76.13, 34.39, 198.76°)
OKLab	oklab(78.2% -0.1019 -0.0306)
OKLCH	oklch(78.2% 0.106 196.7)
XYZ	xyz(36.8353, 50.0951, 66.7475)
Luminance	0.5010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55CDCF #CF5755

analogous

#55CF94 #55CDCF #5590CF

triadic

#55CDCF #CF55CD #CDCF55

tetradic

#55CDCF #9455CF #CF5755 #90CF55

square

#55CDCF #9455CF #CF5755 #90CF55

split-complementary

#55CDCF #CF5590 #CF9455

monochromatic

#258384 #33B2B4 #55CDCF #85DBDC #B4E9EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.91

#55CDCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.02

#55CDCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55CDCF

11.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55CDCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55CDCF	1.00	1.91	11.02	11.02
#FFFFFF	1.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0C4CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ADB6D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D3CD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BCBCBC

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55cdcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 205, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.106 196.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#92dcdd',
    500: '#55cdcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55cdcf;
$custom-light: #92dcdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55cdcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.984,
    "s": 55.963,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78195,
    "c": 0.10642,
    "h": 196.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.50099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55CDCF

secondary

#8B3E3D

accent

#4B49DF

background

#FCFEFE

surface

#F5FCFC

border

#CFD5D5

text

#0E1515

muted

#7F8484

Preview Lab

Preview with #55CDCF

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

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