#55E2E3#55E2E3
#55E2E3 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.619; OKLCH L 83.8% C 0.120 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55E2E3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 226, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 0.4%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.84, -36.92, -11.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.84, 38.73, 197.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.82% -0.115 -0.0325) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.82% 0.12 195.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8017, 61.8652, 82.2382) |
| Luminance | 0.6187 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.66
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 5.01
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.44
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.71
Bright Cyan
#41FDFE
ΔE00 5.88
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55E2E3 #E35655
analogous
#55E39D #55E2E3 #559BE3
triadic
#55E2E3 #E355E2 #E2E355
tetradic
#55E2E3 #9D55E3 #E35655 #9BE355
square
#55E2E3 #9D55E3 #E35655 #9BE355
split-complementary
#55E2E3 #E3559B #E39D55
monochromatic
#1BA2A3 #23D6D7 #55E2E3 #8AEBEC #BEF4F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#55E2E3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.37
#55E2E3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55E2E3
13.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55E2E3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55E2E3 | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.37 | 13.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4D8E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC7E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E9E2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55e2e3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 226, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.8% 0.120 195.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95ebeb',
500: '#55e2e3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55e2e3; $custom-light: #95ebeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55e2e3",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 226,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.423,
"s": 71.717,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83822,
"c": 0.11956,
"h": 195.8
},
"luminance": 0.6187
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55E2E3
secondary
#A53837
accent
#1312D4
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFD
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0F1616
muted
#808484