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#55e2cf color: Fresh Turquoise

#55e2cf is rgb(85, 226, 207) in RGB and oklch(83.185% 0.12376 182.745) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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172°
100%

83.2%
0.124
183°
  • 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
13.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 77

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About #55e2cf

#55e2cf is a pastel light teal color. In OKLCH it has 83.2% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 183°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.6:1 contrast and black text 13.17:1, 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: #55e2cf mixed with white

  1. 55e2cf
  2. 6ee5d4
  3. 82e8d8
  4. 95ebdd
  5. a6eee2
  6. b6f1e7
  7. c5f4ec
  8. d4f7f0
  9. e3faf5
  10. f1fcfa

Darker: #55e2cf mixed with black

  1. 55e2cf
  2. 49c4b4
  3. 3da899
  4. 318c7f
  5. 267167
  6. 1c574f
  7. 113e38
  8. 082723
  9. 021210
  10. 000302

Calmer: #55e2cf with less saturation

  1. 55e2cf
  2. 68e0ce
  3. 77ddce
  4. 84dbcd
  5. 90d8cc
  6. 9bd6cb
  7. a5d3cb
  8. aed0ca
  9. b7cdc9
  10. c0cbc8

Questions about #55e2cf

What color is #55e2cf?

#55e2cf is pastel light teal. The closest named color is Fresh Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(85, 226, 207), in HSL hsl(171.91, 70.85%, 60.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.185% 0.12376 182.745).

What colors go well with #55e2cf?

The complementary color of #55e2cf is #ffa5c0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #85dfa1 and #50ddf7. The triadic partners are #d8b4ff and #ffb56f.

Is white or black text more readable on #55e2cf?

Black text reads better on #55e2cf: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and black gives 13.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55e2cf a warm or cool color?

#55e2cf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 183 degrees, its lightness 83.2% and its chroma 0.124.