#55E2CF#55E2CF
#55E2CF is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.608; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.124 H 182.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55E2CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 226, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 71%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 62%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 8.4%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.28, -42.20, -1.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.28, 42.24, 182.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.19% -0.1236 -0.0059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.19% 0.124 182.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1999, 60.8245, 68.5357) |
| Luminance | 0.6083 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.55
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.56
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.68
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 5.72
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.99
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55E2CF #E25568
analogous
#55E288 #55E2CF #55AEE2
triadic
#55E2CF #CF55E2 #E2CF55
tetradic
#55E2CF #8855E2 #E25568 #AEE255
square
#55E2CF #8855E2 #E25568 #AEE255
split-complementary
#55E2CF #E255AE #E28855
monochromatic
#1BA18F #24D5BE #55E2CF #89EBDE #BEF4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#55E2CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.17
#55E2CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55E2CF
13.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55E2CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55E2CF | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.17 | 13.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8D6CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C6D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E6DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55e2cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 226, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.124 182.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94ecdd',
500: '#55e2cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55e2cf; $custom-light: #94ecdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55e2cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 226,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.915,
"s": 70.854,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83185,
"c": 0.12375,
"h": 182.7
},
"luminance": 0.60829
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55E2CF
secondary
#A43746
accent
#132DD3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484