#55E1CD#55E1CD
#55E1CD is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.602; OKLCH L 82.9% C 0.124 H 182.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55E1CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 225, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 70%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 0%, 8.9%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.94, -42.26, -1.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.94, 42.29, 181.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.89% -0.1235 -0.0044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.89% 0.124 182.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6859, 60.1850, 67.1657) |
| Luminance | 0.6019 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.75
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.51
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.63
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 6.04
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.11
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55E1CD #E15569
analogous
#55E187 #55E1CD #55AFE1
triadic
#55E1CD #CD55E1 #E1CD55
tetradic
#55E1CD #8755E1 #E15569 #AFE155
square
#55E1CD #8755E1 #E15569 #AFE155
split-complementary
#55E1CD #E155AF #E18755
monochromatic
#1C9F8D #25D3BB #55E1CD #89EADC #BDF3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#55E1CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.04
#55E1CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55E1CD
13.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55E1CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55E1CD | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.04 | 13.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7D5CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2C5CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55e1cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 225, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.9% 0.124 182.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94ebdc',
500: '#55e1cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55e1cd; $custom-light: #94ebdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55e1cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 225,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.429,
"s": 70,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82887,
"c": 0.12355,
"h": 182.1
},
"luminance": 0.6019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55E1CD
secondary
#A33847
accent
#142FD2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484