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#55d2cb color: Medium Turquoise

#55d2cb is rgb(85, 210, 203) in RGB and oklch(79.25% 0.11055 190.027) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

79.2%
0.111
190°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.47:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #55d2cb

#55d2cb is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 79.2% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 190°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.83:1 contrast and black text 11.47:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #55d2cb mixed with white

  1. 55d2cb
  2. 6cd7d0
  3. 80dbd5
  4. 92e0da
  5. a3e5e0
  6. b3e9e5
  7. c3eeea
  8. d2f2ef
  9. e1f6f4
  10. f0fbfa

Darker: #55d2cb mixed with black

  1. 55d2cb
  2. 49b6b0
  3. 3d9b96
  4. 31817d
  5. 266865
  6. 1c504d
  7. 113937
  8. 082422
  9. 02100f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #55d2cb with less saturation

  1. 55d2cb
  2. 65d0c9
  3. 72cec8
  4. 7eccc6
  5. 89c9c5
  6. 92c7c3
  7. 9bc5c2
  8. a4c3c0
  9. acc0be
  10. b4bebd

Questions about #55d2cb

What color is #55d2cb?

#55d2cb is bright light teal. The closest named color is Medium Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(85, 210, 203), in HSL hsl(176.64, 58.14%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.25% 0.11055 190.027).

What colors go well with #55d2cb?

The complementary color of #55d2cb is #f99dab. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #77d1a3 and #5dccec. The triadic partners are #d1a7f1 and #e9af69.

Is white or black text more readable on #55d2cb?

Black text reads better on #55d2cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and black gives 11.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55d2cb a warm or cool color?

#55d2cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 190 degrees, its lightness 79.2% and its chroma 0.111.