#55E3BC#55E3BC
#55E3BC is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.605; OKLCH L 82.9% C 0.135 H 171.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55E3BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 227, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 0%, 17.2%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.11, -47.28, 7.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.11, 47.93, 170.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.89% -0.1331 0.02) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.89% 0.135 171.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2880, 60.4960, 57.1209) |
| Luminance | 0.6050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 2.33
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.68
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.79
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.79
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 4.68
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55E3BC #E3557C
analogous
#55E375 #55E3BC #55C3E3
triadic
#55E3BC #BC55E3 #E3BC55
tetradic
#55E3BC #7555E3 #E3557C #C3E355
square
#55E3BC #7555E3 #E3557C #C3E355
split-complementary
#55E3BC #E355C3 #E37555
monochromatic
#1BA37D #23D7A6 #55E3BC #8AECD1 #BEF4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#55E3BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.10
#55E3BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55E3BC
13.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55E3BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55E3BC | 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)
#DCD5BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8C6BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55e3bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 227, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.9% 0.135 171.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93ecd0',
500: '#55e3bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55e3bc; $custom-light: #93ecd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55e3bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 227,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.521,
"s": 71.717,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82885,
"c": 0.13458,
"h": 171.5
},
"luminance": 0.605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55E3BC
secondary
#A53755
accent
#1247D4
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8583