#55D5DF#55D5DF

#55D5DF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.548; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.112 H 202.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#55D5DF
RGBrgb(85, 213, 223)
HSLhsl(184, 68%, 60%)
HSVhsv(184, 62%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(61.9%, 4.5%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LABlab(78.95, -31.93, -15.42)
CIE-LCHlch(78.95, 35.46, 205.78°)
OKLaboklab(80.64% -0.1035 -0.0427)
OKLCHoklch(80.64% 0.112 202.4)
XYZxyz(40.8542, 54.8431, 78.2304)
Luminance0.5485 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#55D5DF #DF5F55
analogous
#55DFA4 #55D5DF #5590DF
triadic
#55D5DF #DF55D5 #D5DF55
tetradic
#55D5DF #A455DF #DF5F55 #90DF55
square
#55D5DF #A455DF #DF5F55 #90DF55
split-complementary
#55D5DF #DF5590 #DFA455
monochromatic
#1D939C #27C3D0 #55D5DF #89E2E9 #BCEEF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.75
#55D5DF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.97
#55D5DF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55D5DF
11.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##55D5DF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##55D5DF1.001.7511.9711.97
#FFFFFF1.751.0021.0021.00
#00000011.9721.001.001.00
##00000011.9721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6CCE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1BDE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DDD8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #55d5df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 213, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.112 202.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#94e2e9',
    500: '#55d5df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #55d5df;
$custom-light: #94e2e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#55d5df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 213,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.348,
    "s": 68.317,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.80637,
    "c": 0.11201,
    "h": 202.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.54848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#55D5DF
secondary
#A04038
accent
#2315D0
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1516
muted
#7F8484

Preview Lab

Preview with #55D5DF

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#55D5DF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva