#55D9C2#55D9C2
#55D9C2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.120 H 179.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55D9C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 217, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 63%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 61%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.8%, 0%, 10.6%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.30, -41.49, 0.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.30, 41.49, 179.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.65% -0.1201 0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.65% 0.12 179.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2923, 55.4480, 59.7130) |
| Luminance | 0.5545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.24
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.54
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.89
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.99
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.57
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55D9C2 #D9556C
analogous
#55D980 #55D9C2 #55AED9
triadic
#55D9C2 #C255D9 #D9C255
tetradic
#55D9C2 #8055D9 #D9556C #AED955
square
#55D9C2 #8055D9 #D9556C #AED955
split-complementary
#55D9C2 #D955AE #D98055
monochromatic
#21937F #2CC5AA #55D9C2 #87E4D4 #B9EFE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#55D9C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.09
#55D9C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55D9C2
12.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55D9C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55D9C2 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.09 | 12.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0CDC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDBEC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DCD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55d9c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 217, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.120 179.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92e5d4',
500: '#55d9c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55d9c2; $custom-light: #92e5d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55d9c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 217,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.545,
"s": 63.462,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80646,
"c": 0.1201,
"h": 179.6
},
"luminance": 0.55452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55D9C2
secondary
#983A4B
accent
#415EE6
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483