#55E3CD#55E3CD
#55E3CD is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.613; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.126 H 181.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55E3CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 227, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 0%, 9.7%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.53, -43.15, -0.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.53, 43.15, 180.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.36% -0.1255 -0.0021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.36% 0.126 181) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2297, 61.2727, 67.3470) |
| Luminance | 0.6128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.31
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.89
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.19
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 5.91
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.97
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55E3CD #E3556B
analogous
#55E386 #55E3CD #55B2E3
triadic
#55E3CD #CD55E3 #E3CD55
tetradic
#55E3CD #8655E3 #E3556B #B2E355
square
#55E3CD #8655E3 #E3556B #B2E355
split-complementary
#55E3CD #E355B2 #E38655
monochromatic
#1BA38E #23D7BB #55E3CD #8AECDC #BEF4EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#55E3CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.26
#55E3CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55E3CD
13.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55E3CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55E3CD | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.26 | 13.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9D6CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C7CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E7DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55e3cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 227, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.126 181.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94ecdc',
500: '#55e3cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55e3cd; $custom-light: #94ecdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55e3cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 227,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.704,
"s": 71.717,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83364,
"c": 0.12553,
"h": 181
},
"luminance": 0.61277
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55E3CD
secondary
#A53748
accent
#1230D4
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8584