#55D9AA#55D9AA
#55D9AA is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.545; OKLCH L 80.0% C 0.135 H 166.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55D9AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 217, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 63%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(159, 61%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.8%, 0%, 21.7%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.73, -47.17, 12.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.73, 48.82, 165.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.99% -0.1309 0.0321) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.99% 0.135 166.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8112, 54.4556, 46.6461) |
| Luminance | 0.5446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.19
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.01
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.05
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.15
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.27
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55D9AA #D95584
analogous
#55D968 #55D9AA #55C6D9
triadic
#55D9AA #AA55D9 #D9AA55
tetradic
#55D9AA #6855D9 #D95584 #C6D955
square
#55D9AA #6855D9 #D95584 #C6D955
split-complementary
#55D9AA #D955C6 #D96855
monochromatic
#21936A #2CC58E #55D9AA #87E4C3 #B9EFDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#55D9AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.89
#55D9AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55D9AA
11.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55D9AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55D9AA | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.89 | 11.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4CBA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2BDAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DACC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55d9aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 217, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.0% 0.135 166.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e5c3',
500: '#55d9aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55d9aa; $custom-light: #91e5c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55d9aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 217,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 158.636,
"s": 63.462,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7999,
"c": 0.13482,
"h": 166.2
},
"luminance": 0.54459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55D9AA
secondary
#983A5C
accent
#417CE6
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FCF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1612
muted
#7F8482