#55E4CC#55E4CC
#55E4CC is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.618; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.127 H 179.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55E4CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 228, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 73%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.7%, 0%, 10.5%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.79, -43.84, 0.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.79, 43.84, 179.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.57% -0.127 0.0003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.57% 0.127 179.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3837, 61.7732, 66.8048) |
| Luminance | 0.6178 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.88
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.40
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.00
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.63
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.73
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55E4CC #E4556D
analogous
#55E485 #55E4CC #55B5E4
triadic
#55E4CC #CC55E4 #E4CC55
tetradic
#55E4CC #8555E4 #E4556D #B5E455
square
#55E4CC #8555E4 #E4556D #B5E455
split-complementary
#55E4CC #E455B5 #E48555
monochromatic
#1AA48D #23D9BB #55E4CC #8AECDC #BFF5EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#55E4CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.36
#55E4CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55E4CC
13.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55E4CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55E4CC | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.36 | 13.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBD7CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6C8CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E8DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55e4cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 228, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.127 179.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94eddb',
500: '#55e4cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55e4cc; $custom-light: #94eddb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55e4cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 228,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.93,
"s": 72.589,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83573,
"c": 0.12697,
"h": 179.9
},
"luminance": 0.61778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55E4CC
secondary
#A73649
accent
#1132D5
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8584