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#55d0c2 color: Kinetic Teal

#55d0c2 is rgb(85, 208, 194) in RGB and oklch(78.486% 0.11108 184.897) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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173°
100%

78.5%
0.111
185°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.88:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.19:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #55d0c2

#55d0c2 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 78.5% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 185°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.88:1 contrast and black text 11.19:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Kinetic Teal (#64cdbe). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #55d0c2 mixed with white

  1. 55d0c2
  2. 6cd5c8
  3. 7fdace
  4. 92dfd4
  5. a3e3da
  6. b3e8e0
  7. c3ede6
  8. d2f1ec
  9. e1f6f3
  10. f0fbf9

Darker: #55d0c2 mixed with black

  1. 55d0c2
  2. 49b5a8
  3. 3d9a8f
  4. 318077
  5. 266760
  6. 1c4f49
  7. 113934
  8. 082320
  9. 02100e
  10. 000202

Calmer: #55d0c2 with less saturation

  1. 55d0c2
  2. 64cec1
  3. 71ccc0
  4. 7dcabf
  5. 87c7be
  6. 91c5bd
  7. 9ac3bc
  8. a2c0bc
  9. aabebb
  10. b2bbba

Questions about #55d0c2

What color is #55d0c2?

#55d0c2 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Kinetic Teal. In RGB it is rgb(85, 208, 194), in HSL hsl(173.17, 56.68%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.486% 0.11108 184.897).

What colors go well with #55d0c2?

The complementary color of #55d0c2 is #f59aaf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7cce99 and #54cbe5. The triadic partners are #c9a7f2 and #eaaa6a.

Is white or black text more readable on #55d0c2?

Black text reads better on #55d0c2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and black gives 11.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55d0c2 a warm or cool color?

#55d0c2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 185 degrees, its lightness 78.5% and its chroma 0.111.