#55D9BD#55D9BD
#55D9BD is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.552; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.123 H 176.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55D9BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 217, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 63%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 61%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.8%, 0%, 12.9%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.17, -42.72, 3.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.17, 42.83, 175.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.5% -0.1223 0.0075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.5% 0.123 176.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7401, 55.2272, 56.8052) |
| Luminance | 0.5523 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.73
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.06
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.45
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.58
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.59
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55D9BD #D95571
analogous
#55D97B #55D9BD #55B3D9
triadic
#55D9BD #BD55D9 #D9BD55
tetradic
#55D9BD #7B55D9 #D95571 #B3D955
square
#55D9BD #7B55D9 #D95571 #B3D955
split-complementary
#55D9BD #D955B3 #D97B55
monochromatic
#21937B #2CC5A4 #55D9BD #87E4D0 #B9EFE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#55D9BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.05
#55D9BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55D9BD
12.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55D9BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55D9BD | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.05 | 12.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1CCBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEBEBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DCD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55d9bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 217, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.123 176.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92e5d0',
500: '#55d9bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55d9bd; $custom-light: #92e5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55d9bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 217,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.273,
"s": 63.462,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80501,
"c": 0.12256,
"h": 176.5
},
"luminance": 0.55231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55D9BD
secondary
#983A4E
accent
#4164E6
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483