#55D1CB#55D1CB
#55D1CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.518; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.110 H 190.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55D1CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 209, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 57%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 59%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.3%, 0%, 2.9%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.19, -35.52, -7.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.19, 36.27, 191.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.01% -0.1078 -0.0204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.01% 0.11 190.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3215, 51.8401, 64.5276) |
| Luminance | 0.5184 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.88
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.96
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.94
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.00
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.68
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55D1CB #D1555B
analogous
#55D18D #55D1CB #5599D1
triadic
#55D1CB #CB55D1 #D1CB55
tetradic
#55D1CB #8D55D1 #D1555B #99D155
square
#55D1CB #8D55D1 #D1555B #99D155
split-complementary
#55D1CB #D15599 #D18D55
monochromatic
#258782 #32B7B1 #55D1CB #85DEDA #B5EBE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#55D1CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.37
#55D1CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55D1CB
11.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55D1CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55D1CB | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.37 | 11.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C7CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B9CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55d1cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 209, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.110 190.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92dfda',
500: '#55d1cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55d1cb; $custom-light: #92dfda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55d1cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 209,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.097,
"s": 57.407,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79012,
"c": 0.10973,
"h": 190.7
},
"luminance": 0.51844
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55D1CB
secondary
#8E3C40
accent
#474FE1
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483