#55E3CC#55E3CC
#55E3CC is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.612; OKLCH L 83.3% C 0.126 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55E3CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 227, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 0%, 10.1%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.50, -43.40, -0.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.50, 43.40, 180.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.33% -0.1259 -0.0008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.33% 0.126 180.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1094, 61.2246, 66.7133) |
| Luminance | 0.6123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.58
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.68
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.17
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.73
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 6.03
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55E3CC #E3556C
analogous
#55E385 #55E3CC #55B3E3
triadic
#55E3CC #CC55E3 #E3CC55
tetradic
#55E3CC #8555E3 #E3556C #B3E355
square
#55E3CC #8555E3 #E3556C #B3E355
split-complementary
#55E3CC #E355B3 #E38555
monochromatic
#1BA38D #23D7BA #55E3CC #8AECDC #BEF4EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#55E3CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.25
#55E3CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55E3CC
13.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55E3CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55E3CC | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.25 | 13.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAD6CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C7CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E7DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55e3cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 227, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.3% 0.126 180.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94ecdb',
500: '#55e3cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55e3cc; $custom-light: #94ecdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55e3cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 227,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.282,
"s": 71.717,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83334,
"c": 0.12595,
"h": 180.4
},
"luminance": 0.61229
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55E3CC
secondary
#A53749
accent
#1231D4
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8584