#55D4BB#55D4BB
#55D4BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.526; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.118 H 177.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55D4BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 212, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 60%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 60%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 0%, 11.8%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.64, -41.00, 1.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.64, 41.05, 177.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.24% -0.118 0.0045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.24% 0.118 177.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2553, 52.6024, 55.2467) |
| Luminance | 0.5261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 3.77
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.33
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.38
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.55
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.59
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55D4BB #D4556E
analogous
#55D47B #55D4BB #55ADD4
triadic
#55D4BB #BB55D4 #D4BB55
tetradic
#55D4BB #7B55D4 #D4556E #ADD455
square
#55D4BB #7B55D4 #D4556E #ADD455
split-complementary
#55D4BB #D455AD #D47B55
monochromatic
#238B77 #30BCA1 #55D4BB #86E0CF #B7EDE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#55D4BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.52
#55D4BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55D4BB
11.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55D4BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55D4BB | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.52 | 11.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCC8BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9BABD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D7CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55d4bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 212, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.118 177.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e2cf',
500: '#55d4bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55d4bb; $custom-light: #91e2cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55d4bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 212,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.189,
"s": 59.624,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79237,
"c": 0.11807,
"h": 177.8
},
"luminance": 0.52606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55D4BB
secondary
#913C4D
accent
#4564E3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1513
muted
#7F8483