#55CDD2#55CDD2
#55CDD2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.502; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.106 H 199.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55CDD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 205, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 58%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 60%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.5%, 2.4%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.22, -31.74, -12.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.22, 34.12, 201.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.3% -0.1007 -0.0347) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.3% 0.106 199) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2055, 50.2432, 68.6974) |
| Luminance | 0.5025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.31
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.02
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.80
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.43
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.71
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55CDD2 #D25A55
analogous
#55D298 #55CDD2 #558ED2
triadic
#55CDD2 #D255CD #CDD255
tetradic
#55CDD2 #9855D2 #D25A55 #8ED255
square
#55CDD2 #9855D2 #D25A55 #8ED255
split-complementary
#55CDD2 #D2558E #D29855
monochromatic
#248488 #31B3B9 #55CDD2 #85DBDF #B6E9EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#55CDD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.05
#55CDD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55CDD2
11.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55CDD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55CDD2 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.05 | 11.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0C4D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB6D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55cdd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 205, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.106 199.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92dcdf',
500: '#55cdd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55cdd2; $custom-light: #92dcdf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55cdd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 205,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.4,
"s": 58.14,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78298,
"c": 0.10648,
"h": 199
},
"luminance": 0.50247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55CDD2
secondary
#8F403C
accent
#4D46E1
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484