#55D9AE#55D9AE
#55D9AE is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.546; OKLCH L 80.1% C 0.132 H 168.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55D9AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 217, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 63%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 61%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.8%, 0%, 19.8%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.82, -46.27, 10.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.82, 47.46, 167.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.09% -0.1291 0.027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.09% 0.132 168.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1954, 54.6093, 48.6693) |
| Luminance | 0.5461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.45
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.48
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.58
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.97
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.17
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55D9AE #D95580
analogous
#55D96C #55D9AE #55C2D9
triadic
#55D9AE #AE55D9 #D9AE55
tetradic
#55D9AE #6C55D9 #D95580 #C2D955
square
#55D9AE #6C55D9 #D95580 #C2D955
split-complementary
#55D9AE #D955C2 #D96C55
monochromatic
#21936E #2CC593 #55D9AE #87E4C6 #B9EFDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#55D9AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.92
#55D9AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55D9AE
11.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55D9AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55D9AE | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.92 | 11.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4CBAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1BEB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DACD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55d9ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 217, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.1% 0.132 168.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e5c6',
500: '#55d9ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55d9ae; $custom-light: #91e5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55d9ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 217,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.455,
"s": 63.462,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80092,
"c": 0.13191,
"h": 168.2
},
"luminance": 0.54613
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55D9AE
secondary
#983A59
accent
#4177E6
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FCF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8482