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#55e2ce color: Fresh Turquoise

#55e2ce is rgb(85, 226, 206) in RGB and oklch(83.155% 0.12414 182.127) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

83.2%
0.124
182°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-300
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.60:1Hard to read
Lc -30
Black text
13.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 77

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About #55e2ce

#55e2ce is a pastel light teal color. In OKLCH it has 83.2% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 182°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.6:1 contrast and black text 13.16:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fresh Turquoise (#40e0d0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-300.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #55e2ce mixed with white

  1. 55e2ce
  2. 6ee5d3
  3. 82e8d8
  4. 95ebdc
  5. a6eee1
  6. b6f1e6
  7. c5f4eb
  8. d4f7f0
  9. e3faf5
  10. f1fcfa

Darker: #55e2ce mixed with black

  1. 55e2ce
  2. 49c4b3
  3. 3da898
  4. 318c7f
  5. 267166
  6. 1c574e
  7. 113e38
  8. 082723
  9. 02120f
  10. 000302

Calmer: #55e2ce with less saturation

  1. 55e2ce
  2. 68e0cd
  3. 77ddcd
  4. 84dbcc
  5. 90d8cb
  6. 9bd6cb
  7. a5d3ca
  8. aed0ca
  9. b7cdc9
  10. c0cbc8

Questions about #55e2ce

What color is #55e2ce?

#55e2ce is pastel light teal. The closest named color is Fresh Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(85, 226, 206), in HSL hsl(171.49, 70.85%, 60.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.155% 0.12414 182.127).

What colors go well with #55e2ce?

The complementary color of #55e2ce is #ffa5c1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #86dfa0 and #4eddf7. The triadic partners are #d7b4ff and #ffb56f.

Is white or black text more readable on #55e2ce?

Black text reads better on #55e2ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and black gives 13.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55e2ce a warm or cool color?

#55e2ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 182 degrees, its lightness 83.2% and its chroma 0.124.