#55D0C8#55D0C8
#55D0C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.109 H 189.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55D0C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 208, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 57%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 59%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.1%, 0%, 3.8%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.81, -35.86, -6.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.81, 36.40, 189.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.68% -0.1081 -0.0176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.68% 0.109 189.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7229, 51.2094, 62.5815) |
| Luminance | 0.5121 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.34
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.47
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.69
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.55
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.00
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55D0C8 #D0555D
analogous
#55D08B #55D0C8 #559AD0
triadic
#55D0C8 #C855D0 #D0C855
tetradic
#55D0C8 #8B55D0 #D0555D #9AD055
square
#55D0C8 #8B55D0 #D0555D #9AD055
split-complementary
#55D0C8 #D0559A #D08B55
monochromatic
#25867F #32B6AD #55D0C8 #85DDD8 #B5EBE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#55D0C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.24
#55D0C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55D0C8
11.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55D0C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55D0C8 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.24 | 11.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C6C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B8C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55d0c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 208, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.109 189.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92dfd8',
500: '#55d0c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55d0c8; $custom-light: #92dfd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55d0c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 208,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.098,
"s": 56.682,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78676,
"c": 0.10948,
"h": 189.2
},
"luminance": 0.51213
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55D0C8
secondary
#8D3D42
accent
#4852E0
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483