#55D4AE#55D4AE
#55D4AE is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.521; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.126 H 170.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55D4AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 212, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 60%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 60%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 0%, 17.9%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.32, -44.12, 8.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.32, 44.92, 169.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.88% -0.1239 0.0215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.88% 0.126 170.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9261, 52.0707, 48.2462) |
| Luminance | 0.5207 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.37
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.37
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.19
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.27
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.04
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55D4AE #D4557B
analogous
#55D46E #55D4AE #55BAD4
triadic
#55D4AE #AE55D4 #D4AE55
tetradic
#55D4AE #6E55D4 #D4557B #BAD455
square
#55D4AE #6E55D4 #D4557B #BAD455
split-complementary
#55D4AE #D455BA #D46E55
monochromatic
#238B6C #30BC92 #55D4AE #86E0C5 #B7EDDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#55D4AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.41
#55D4AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55D4AE
11.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55D4AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55D4AE | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.41 | 11.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEC7AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCBAB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55d4ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 212, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.126 170.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e2c6',
500: '#55d4ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55d4ae; $custom-light: #91e2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55d4ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 212,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.047,
"s": 59.624,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78875,
"c": 0.12573,
"h": 170.1
},
"luminance": 0.52074
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55D4AE
secondary
#913C55
accent
#4574E3
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FCF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1513
muted
#7F8482