#55CFC3#55CFC3
#55CFC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.505; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.110 H 186.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55CFC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 207, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 56%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 59%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 5.8%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.37, -36.71, -4.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.37, 36.95, 186.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.28% -0.1092 -0.012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.28% 0.11 186.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9051, 50.4934, 59.4732) |
| Luminance | 0.5050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.65
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.34
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.68
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.88
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.06
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55CFC3 #CF5561
analogous
#55CF86 #55CFC3 #559ECF
triadic
#55CFC3 #C355CF #CFC355
tetradic
#55CFC3 #8655CF #CF5561 #9ECF55
square
#55CFC3 #8655CF #CF5561 #9ECF55
split-complementary
#55CFC3 #CF559E #CF8655
monochromatic
#25847B #33B4A7 #55CFC3 #85DCD4 #B4EAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#55CFC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.10
#55CFC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55CFC3
11.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55CFC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55CFC3 | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.10 | 11.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C4C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B7C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55cfc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 207, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.110 186.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91ded5',
500: '#55cfc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55cfc3; $custom-light: #91ded5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55cfc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 207,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.098,
"s": 55.963,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78278,
"c": 0.10985,
"h": 186.3
},
"luminance": 0.50497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55CFC3
secondary
#8B3D45
accent
#4957DF
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483