#55D6AE#55D6AE
#55D6AE is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.531; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.128 H 169.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55D6AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 214, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 61%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 60%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.3%, 0%, 18.7%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.92, -44.99, 9.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.92, 45.94, 168.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.36% -0.126 0.0237) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.36% 0.128 169.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4291, 53.0768, 48.4139) |
| Luminance | 0.5308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.88
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.81
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.21
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.57
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.66
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55D6AE #D6557D
analogous
#55D66D #55D6AE #55BDD6
triadic
#55D6AE #AE55D6 #D6AE55
tetradic
#55D6AE #6D55D6 #D6557D #BDD655
square
#55D6AE #6D55D6 #D6557D #BDD655
split-complementary
#55D6AE #D655BD #D66D55
monochromatic
#228E6D #2EC093 #55D6AE #86E2C5 #B8EEDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#55D6AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.62
#55D6AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55D6AE
11.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55D6AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55D6AE | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.62 | 11.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1C9AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEBBB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55d6ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 214, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.128 169.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e3c6',
500: '#55d6ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55d6ae; $custom-light: #91e3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55d6ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 214,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.395,
"s": 61.137,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79362,
"c": 0.12819,
"h": 169.3
},
"luminance": 0.5308
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55D6AE
secondary
#943B57
accent
#4475E4
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FCF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1513
muted
#7F8482