#55DCC3#55DCC3
#55DCC3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.571; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.123 H 178.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55DCC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 220, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 66%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 61%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.4%, 0%, 11.4%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.21, -42.56, 1.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.21, 42.59, 178.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.4% -0.1228 0.003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.4% 0.123 178.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1852, 57.0537, 60.5665) |
| Luminance | 0.5706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.42
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.23
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.55
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.71
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.51
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55DCC3 #DC556E
analogous
#55DC80 #55DCC3 #55B2DC
triadic
#55DCC3 #C355DC #DCC355
tetradic
#55DCC3 #8055DC #DC556E #B2DC55
square
#55DCC3 #8055DC #DC556E #B2DC55
split-complementary
#55DCC3 #DC55B2 #DC8055
monochromatic
#1F9781 #2ACAAC #55DCC3 #88E6D5 #BBF1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#55DCC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.41
#55DCC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55DCC3
12.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55DCC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55DCC3 | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.41 | 12.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4CFC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0C1C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DFD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55dcc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 220, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.123 178.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93e7d5',
500: '#55dcc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55dcc3; $custom-light: #93e7d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55dcc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 220,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.889,
"s": 65.854,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81395,
"c": 0.1228,
"h": 178.6
},
"luminance": 0.57058
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55DCC3
secondary
#9C394C
accent
#3F5EE9
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483