#55E8B3#55E8B3
#55E8B3 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.629; OKLCH L 83.9% C 0.147 H 165.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55E8B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 232, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 76%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(158, 63%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 22.8%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.39, -51.42, 14.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.39, 53.39, 164.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.86% -0.1422 0.0368) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.86% 0.147 165.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7354, 62.8949, 52.6322) |
| Luminance | 0.6290 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.00
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.10
Light Greenish Blue
#63F7B4
ΔE00 4.21
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.27
Bright Teal
#01F9C6
ΔE00 4.68
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55E8B3 #E8558A
analogous
#55E869 #55E8B3 #55D4E8
triadic
#55E8B3 #B355E8 #E8B355
tetradic
#55E8B3 #6955E8 #E8558A #D4E855
square
#55E8B3 #6955E8 #E8558A #D4E855
split-complementary
#55E8B3 #E855D4 #E86955
monochromatic
#17AB76 #1FE19B #55E8B3 #8BEFCB #C1F7E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.55
#55E8B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.58
#55E8B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55E8B3
13.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55E8B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55E8B3 | 1.00 | 1.55 | 13.58 | 13.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3D8B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFCAB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E8D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55e8b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 232, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.147 165.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94f0c9',
500: '#55e8b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55e8b3; $custom-light: #94f0c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55e8b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 232,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 158.367,
"s": 76.166,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83864,
"c": 0.14693,
"h": 165.5
},
"luminance": 0.62899
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55E8B3
secondary
#AD3560
accent
#0D56D8
background
#FCFFFD
surface
#F5FEF9
border
#CFD6D2
text
#0E1713
muted
#7F8582