#55E0C8#55E0C8
#55E0C8 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.594; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.125 H 179.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55E0C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 224, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 69%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.1%, 0%, 10.7%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.52, -43.08, 0.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.52, 43.09, 179.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.5% -0.1246 0.001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.5% 0.125 179.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8224, 59.4084, 63.9480) |
| Luminance | 0.5941 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.87
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.79
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.70
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.15
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.46
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55E0C8 #E0556D
analogous
#55E082 #55E0C8 #55B3E0
triadic
#55E0C8 #C855E0 #E0C855
tetradic
#55E0C8 #8255E0 #E0556D #B3E055
square
#55E0C8 #8255E0 #E0556D #B3E055
split-complementary
#55E0C8 #E055B3 #E08255
monochromatic
#1D9E88 #26D2B4 #55E0C8 #89E9D9 #BDF3E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#55E0C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.88
#55E0C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55E0C8
12.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55E0C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55E0C8 | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.88 | 12.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7D3C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C4CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E3D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55e0c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 224, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.125 179.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93ead8',
500: '#55e0c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55e0c8; $custom-light: #93ead8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55e0c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 224,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.64,
"s": 69.154,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.825,
"c": 0.12465,
"h": 179.5
},
"luminance": 0.59413
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55E0C8
secondary
#A1384A
accent
#1435D1
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483