#55E9CD#55E9CD
#55E9CD is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.646; OKLCH L 84.8% C 0.132 H 178.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55E9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 233, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 77%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 64%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 12%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.28, -45.76, 2.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.28, 45.81, 177.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.8% -0.1316 0.0047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.8% 0.132 178) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8994, 64.6121, 67.9036) |
| Luminance | 0.6462 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 2.52
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 3.46
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.23
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.67
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 5.20
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55E9CD #E95571
analogous
#55E983 #55E9CD #55BBE9
triadic
#55E9CD #CD55E9 #E9CD55
tetradic
#55E9CD #8355E9 #E95571 #BBE955
square
#55E9CD #8355E9 #E95571 #BBE955
split-complementary
#55E9CD #E955BB #E98355
monochromatic
#16AD91 #1FE2BD #55E9CD #8BF0DD #C1F7ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#55E9CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.92
#55E9CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55E9CD
13.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55E9CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55E9CD | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.92 | 13.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0DBCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBCCCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ECE1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55e9cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 233, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.8% 0.132 178.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95f1dc',
500: '#55e9cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55e9cd; $custom-light: #95f1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55e9cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 233,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.649,
"s": 77.083,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84795,
"c": 0.13167,
"h": 178
},
"luminance": 0.64617
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55E9CD
secondary
#AE344B
accent
#0C33D9
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0F1715
muted
#808584