#55E2C8#55E2C8
#55E2C8 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.605; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.127 H 178.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55E2C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 226, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 71%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 62%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 11.5%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.10, -43.96, 1.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.10, 43.98, 178.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.98% -0.1267 0.0033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.98% 0.127 178.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3631, 60.4897, 64.1282) |
| Luminance | 0.6049 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.26
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.41
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.40
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.93
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.18
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55E2C8 #E2556F
analogous
#55E281 #55E2C8 #55B5E2
triadic
#55E2C8 #C855E2 #E2C855
tetradic
#55E2C8 #8155E2 #E2556F #B5E255
square
#55E2C8 #8155E2 #E2556F #B5E255
split-complementary
#55E2C8 #E255B5 #E28155
monochromatic
#1BA188 #24D5B5 #55E2C8 #89EBD9 #BEF4EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#55E2C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.10
#55E2C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55E2C8
13.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55E2C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55E2C8 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.10 | 13.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9D5C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C6CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55e2c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 226, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.127 178.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94ecd8',
500: '#55e2c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55e2c8; $custom-light: #94ecd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55e2c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 226,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.936,
"s": 70.854,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82978,
"c": 0.12674,
"h": 178.5
},
"luminance": 0.60494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55E2C8
secondary
#A4374B
accent
#1336D3
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8583