#55D7CD#55D7CD
#55D7CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.114 H 188.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55D7CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 215, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 62%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 60%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.5%, 0%, 4.7%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.00, -37.76, -5.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.00, 38.19, 188.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.5% -0.1132 -0.016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.5% 0.114 188.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0613, 54.9358, 66.2909) |
| Luminance | 0.5494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.29
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.05
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.37
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 7.29
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.60
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55D7CD #D7555F
analogous
#55D78C #55D7CD #55A0D7
triadic
#55D7CD #CD55D7 #D7CD55
tetradic
#55D7CD #8C55D7 #D7555F #A0D755
square
#55D7CD #8C55D7 #D7555F #A0D755
split-complementary
#55D7CD #D755A0 #D78C55
monochromatic
#229087 #2DC1B6 #55D7CD #87E3DC #B8EEEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#55D7CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#55D7CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55D7CD
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55D7CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55D7CD | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCCCCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8BDCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DCD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55d7cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 215, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.114 188.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93e4dc',
500: '#55d7cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55d7cd; $custom-light: #93e4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55d7cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 215,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.385,
"s": 61.905,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80504,
"c": 0.11432,
"h": 188.1
},
"luminance": 0.5494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55D7CD
secondary
#953B42
accent
#434FE5
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484