#55E1D0#55E1D0
#55E1D0 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.603; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.122 H 183.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55E1D0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 225, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 70%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 0%, 7.6%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.02, -41.50, -2.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.02, 41.60, 183.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.98% -0.1222 -0.0084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.98% 0.122 183.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0515, 60.3313, 69.0912) |
| Luminance | 0.6034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.20
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.94
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.28
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.38
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 5.75
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55E1D0 #E15566
analogous
#55E18A #55E1D0 #55ACE1
triadic
#55E1D0 #D055E1 #E1D055
tetradic
#55E1D0 #8A55E1 #E15566 #ACE155
square
#55E1D0 #8A55E1 #E15566 #ACE155
split-complementary
#55E1D0 #E155AC #E18A55
monochromatic
#1C9F90 #25D3BE #55E1D0 #89EADE #BDF3ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#55E1D0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.07
#55E1D0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55E1D0
13.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55E1D0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55E1D0 | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.07 | 13.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7D5CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2C6D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55e1d0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 225, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.122 183.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94ebde',
500: '#55e1d0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55e1d0; $custom-light: #94ebde; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55e1d0",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 225,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.714,
"s": 70,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82978,
"c": 0.12245,
"h": 183.9
},
"luminance": 0.60336
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55E1D0
secondary
#A33845
accent
#142BD2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484