#55D3C2#55D3C2
#55D3C2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.524; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.114 H 183.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55D3C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 211, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 59%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 60%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.7%, 0%, 8.1%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.53, -38.79, -1.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.53, 38.84, 182.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.21% -0.1138 -0.006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.21% 0.114 183) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7738, 52.4111, 59.2068) |
| Luminance | 0.5242 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.38
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.22
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.15
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.70
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.54
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55D3C2 #D35566
analogous
#55D383 #55D3C2 #55A5D3
triadic
#55D3C2 #C255D3 #D3C255
tetradic
#55D3C2 #8355D3 #D35566 #A5D355
square
#55D3C2 #8355D3 #D35566 #A5D355
split-complementary
#55D3C2 #D355A5 #D38355
monochromatic
#248A7C #30BBA8 #55D3C2 #86E0D3 #B6ECE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#55D3C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.48
#55D3C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55D3C2
11.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55D3C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55D3C2 | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.48 | 11.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAC8C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7BAC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D7CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55d3c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 211, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.114 183.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92e1d4',
500: '#55d3c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55d3c2; $custom-light: #92e1d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55d3c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 211,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.905,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79206,
"c": 0.11399,
"h": 183
},
"luminance": 0.52415
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55D3C2
secondary
#903C47
accent
#465BE2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483