#55D6EB#55D6EB

#55D6EB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.560; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.115 H 210.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55D6EB
RGB	rgb(85, 214, 235)
HSL	hsl(188, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(188, 64%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.8%, 8.9%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.62, -28.99, -20.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.62, 35.69, 215.69°)
OKLab	oklab(81.31% -0.0997 -0.0578)
OKLCH	oklch(81.31% 0.115 210.1)
XYZ	xyz(42.7820, 56.0180, 87.1390)
Luminance	0.5602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55D6EB #EB6A55

analogous

#55EBB5 #55D6EB #558BEB

triadic

#55D6EB #EB55D6 #D6EB55

tetradic

#55D6EB #B555EB #EB6A55 #8BEB55

square

#55D6EB #B555EB #EB6A55 #8BEB55

split-complementary

#55D6EB #EB558B #EBB555

monochromatic

#159BB1 #1EC9E5 #55D6EB #8CE3F1 #C3F0F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.72

#55D6EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.20

#55D6EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55D6EB

12.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55D6EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55D6EB	1.00	1.72	12.20	12.20
#FFFFFF	1.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C4CFEC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEBEEB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00DFDC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C5C5C5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55d6eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 214, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.115 210.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#95e3f1',
    500: '#55d6eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55d6eb;
$custom-light: #95e3f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55d6eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 214,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.4,
    "s": 78.947,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81307,
    "c": 0.11526,
    "h": 210.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.56023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55D6EB

secondary

#B14533

accent

#280ADB

background

#FCFEFF

surface

#F5FCFE

border

#CFD5D6

text

#0F1516

muted

#808485

Preview Lab

Preview with #55D6EB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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