#55D2CE#55D2CE
#55D2CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.525; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.110 H 192.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55D2CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 210, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 58%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 60%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.5%, 0%, 1.9%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.57, -35.19, -8.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.57, 36.17, 193.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.35% -0.1076 -0.0233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.35% 0.11 192.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9286, 52.4768, 66.5107) |
| Luminance | 0.5248 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.99
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.56
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.31
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.09
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.51
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 8.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55D2CE #D25559
analogous
#55D28F #55D2CE #5597D2
triadic
#55D2CE #CE55D2 #D2CE55
tetradic
#55D2CE #8F55D2 #D25559 #97D255
square
#55D2CE #8F55D2 #D25559 #97D255
split-complementary
#55D2CE #D25597 #D28F55
monochromatic
#248885 #31B9B5 #55D2CE #85DFDC #B6ECEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#55D2CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.50
#55D2CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55D2CE
11.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55D2CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55D2CE | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.50 | 11.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C8CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2BACF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D8D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55d2ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 210, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.110 192.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92e0dc',
500: '#55d2ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55d2ce; $custom-light: #92e0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55d2ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 210,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.08,
"s": 58.14,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79348,
"c": 0.11006,
"h": 192.2
},
"luminance": 0.52481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55D2CE
secondary
#8F3C3F
accent
#464BE1
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484