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#55cea2 color: Mint Jelly

#55cea2 is rgb(85, 206, 162) in RGB and oklch(77.095% 0.12671 166.086) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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158°
100%

77.1%
0.127
166°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.96:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #55cea2

#55cea2 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 77.1% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 166°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.96:1 contrast and black text 10.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mint Jelly (#45cea2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #55cea2 mixed with white

  1. 55cea2
  2. 6bd3ab
  3. 7fd8b4
  4. 91ddbd
  5. a2e2c7
  6. b2e7d0
  7. c2ecd9
  8. d2f1e2
  9. e1f6ec
  10. f0faf5

Darker: #55cea2 mixed with black

  1. 55cea2
  2. 49b38c
  3. 3d9877
  4. 317f63
  5. 26664f
  6. 1c4e3c
  7. 11382a
  8. 082319
  9. 020f0a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #55cea2 with less saturation

  1. 55cea2
  2. 64cca4
  3. 70c9a6
  4. 7bc7a8
  5. 85c4aa
  6. 8ec2ab
  7. 97bfad
  8. 9fbdaf
  9. a6bab1
  10. adb7b3

Questions about #55cea2

What color is #55cea2?

#55cea2 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(85, 206, 162), in HSL hsl(158.18, 55.25%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.095% 0.12671 166.086).

What colors go well with #55cea2?

The complementary color of #55cea2 is #ee92c5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8fc774 and #21cdcf. The triadic partners are #aea8ff and #f79a6d.

Is white or black text more readable on #55cea2?

Black text reads better on #55cea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and black gives 10.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55cea2 a warm or cool color?

#55cea2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 77.1% and its chroma 0.127.