#55DAE5#55DAE5
#55DAE5 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.577; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.115 H 202.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55DAE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 218, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 73%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 63%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.9%, 4.8%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.59, -32.62, -16.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.59, 36.41, 206.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.02% -0.1062 -0.0448) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.02% 0.115 202.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9545, 57.7266, 82.9921) |
| Luminance | 0.5773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 2.72
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 4.87
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.39
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.28
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 6.49
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55DAE5 #E56055
analogous
#55E5A8 #55DAE5 #5592E5
triadic
#55DAE5 #E555DA #DAE555
tetradic
#55DAE5 #A855E5 #E56055 #92E555
square
#55DAE5 #A855E5 #E56055 #92E555
split-complementary
#55DAE5 #E55592 #E5A855
monochromatic
#199BA6 #22CDDB #55DAE5 #8AE6ED #BFF1F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#55DAE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.55
#55DAE5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55DAE5
12.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55DAE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55DAE5 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.55 | 12.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAD1E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4C1E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E2DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55dae5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 218, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.115 202.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95e6ed',
500: '#55dae5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55dae5; $custom-light: #95e6ed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55dae5",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 218,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.583,
"s": 73.469,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82019,
"c": 0.11523,
"h": 202.9
},
"luminance": 0.57731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55DAE5
secondary
#A83F36
accent
#1F10D6
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFD
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0F1616
muted
#808484