#55CFDA#55CFDA
#55CFDA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.516; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.108 H 203.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55CFDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 207, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 64%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 61%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 5%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.05, -30.46, -15.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.05, 34.22, 207.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.05% -0.0994 -0.0432) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.05% 0.108 203.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7087, 51.6148, 74.2387) |
| Luminance | 0.5162 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 3.48
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.75
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.07
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 7.19
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.85
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 8.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55CFDA #DA6055
analogous
#55DAA2 #55CFDA #558DDA
triadic
#55CFDA #DA55CF #CFDA55
tetradic
#55CFDA #A255DA #DA6055 #8DDA55
square
#55CFDA #A255DA #DA6055 #8DDA55
split-complementary
#55CFDA #DA558D #DAA255
monochromatic
#208B94 #2BBAC7 #55CFDA #87DDE5 #BAEBF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#55CFDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.32
#55CFDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55CFDA
11.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55CFDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55CFDA | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.32 | 11.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0C7DB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB8DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D7D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55cfda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 207, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.108 203.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93dee5',
500: '#55cfda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55cfda; $custom-light: #93dee5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55cfda",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 207,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.962,
"s": 64.251,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79052,
"c": 0.10841,
"h": 203.5
},
"luminance": 0.51619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55CFDA
secondary
#99423A
accent
#4E41E7
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484