#55DCC2#55DCC2
#55DCC2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.570; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.123 H 178.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55DCC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 220, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 66%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 61%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.4%, 0%, 11.8%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.18, -42.81, 1.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.18, 42.85, 177.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.37% -0.1232 0.0043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.37% 0.123 178) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0725, 57.0086, 59.9731) |
| Luminance | 0.5701 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.71
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.13
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.32
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.62
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.40
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55DCC2 #DC556F
analogous
#55DC7E #55DCC2 #55B3DC
triadic
#55DCC2 #C255DC #DCC255
tetradic
#55DCC2 #7E55DC #DC556F #B3DC55
square
#55DCC2 #7E55DC #DC556F #B3DC55
split-complementary
#55DCC2 #DC55B3 #DC7E55
monochromatic
#1F9780 #2ACAAB #55DCC2 #88E6D4 #BBF1E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#55DCC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.40
#55DCC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55DCC2
12.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55DCC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55DCC2 | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.40 | 12.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4CFC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0C1C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DFD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55dcc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 220, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.123 178.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93e7d4',
500: '#55dcc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55dcc2; $custom-light: #93e7d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55dcc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 220,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.444,
"s": 65.854,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81366,
"c": 0.12328,
"h": 178
},
"luminance": 0.57013
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55DCC2
secondary
#9C394C
accent
#3F60E9
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483