#55DAD6#55DAD6
#55DAD6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.569; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.115 H 192.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55DAD6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 218, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 64%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 61%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 0%, 1.8%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.14, -36.75, -8.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.14, 37.80, 193.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.51% -0.1124 -0.0246) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.51% 0.115 192.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9499, 56.9248, 72.4348) |
| Luminance | 0.5693 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.33
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.40
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.45
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.92
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 7.29
Bright Cyan
#41FDFE
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55DAD6 #DA5559
analogous
#55DA93 #55DAD6 #559CDA
triadic
#55DAD6 #D655DA #DAD655
tetradic
#55DAD6 #9355DA #DA5559 #9CDA55
square
#55DAD6 #9355DA #DA5559 #9CDA55
split-complementary
#55DAD6 #DA559C #DA9355
monochromatic
#209491 #2BC7C2 #55DAD6 #87E5E2 #BAF0EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#55DAD6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.39
#55DAD6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55DAD6
12.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55DAD6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55DAD6 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.39 | 12.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CED0D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9C0D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E0D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55dad6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 218, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.115 192.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94e6e2',
500: '#55dad6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55dad6; $custom-light: #94e6e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55dad6",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 218,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.195,
"s": 64.251,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81507,
"c": 0.11508,
"h": 192.3
},
"luminance": 0.56929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55DAD6
secondary
#993A3D
accent
#4146E7
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484