#55E3CB#55E3CB
#55E3CB is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.612; OKLCH L 83.3% C 0.126 H 179.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55E3CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 227, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 0%, 10.6%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.47, -43.65, 0.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.47, 43.65, 179.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.31% -0.1264 0.0005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.31% 0.126 179.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9898, 61.1768, 66.0837) |
| Luminance | 0.6118 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.85
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.48
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.16
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.50
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.73
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55E3CB #E3556D
analogous
#55E384 #55E3CB #55B4E3
triadic
#55E3CB #CB55E3 #E3CB55
tetradic
#55E3CB #8455E3 #E3556D #B4E355
square
#55E3CB #8455E3 #E3556D #B4E355
split-complementary
#55E3CB #E355B4 #E38455
monochromatic
#1BA38C #23D7B9 #55E3CB #8AECDB #BEF4EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#55E3CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.24
#55E3CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55E3CB
13.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55E3CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55E3CB | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.24 | 13.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAD6CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C7CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E7DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55e3cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 227, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.3% 0.126 179.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94ecda',
500: '#55e3cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55e3cb; $custom-light: #94ecda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55e3cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 227,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.859,
"s": 71.717,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83305,
"c": 0.12639,
"h": 179.8
},
"luminance": 0.61181
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55E3CB
secondary
#A5374A
accent
#1233D4
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8583