#55CFC0#55CFC0
#55CFC0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.504; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.111 H 184.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55CFC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 207, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 56%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 59%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 7.2%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.29, -37.48, -2.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.29, 37.58, 184.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.18% -0.1105 -0.008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.18% 0.111 184.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5693, 50.3591, 57.7047) |
| Luminance | 0.5036 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.66
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.24
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.30
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.52
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.98
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55CFC0 #CF5564
analogous
#55CF83 #55CFC0 #55A1CF
triadic
#55CFC0 #C055CF #CFC055
tetradic
#55CFC0 #8355CF #CF5564 #A1CF55
square
#55CFC0 #8355CF #CF5564 #A1CF55
split-complementary
#55CFC0 #CF55A1 #CF8355
monochromatic
#258479 #33B4A4 #55CFC0 #85DCD2 #B4EAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#55CFC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.07
#55CFC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55CFC0
11.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55CFC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55CFC0 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.07 | 11.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C4C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B6C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55cfc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 207, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.111 184.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91ded3',
500: '#55cfc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55cfc0; $custom-light: #91ded3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55cfc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 207,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.623,
"s": 55.963,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78184,
"c": 0.11079,
"h": 184.1
},
"luminance": 0.50363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55CFC0
secondary
#8B3D47
accent
#495BDF
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483