#55DFD8

A color in the Cyan, Emerald family

#55dfd8 is a color in the Cyan, Emerald family: RGB(85, 223, 216), HSL(177°, 68%, 60%), CMYK(62%, 0%, 3%, 13%). Closest named color: turquoise. Contrast is 1.62:1 on white and 12.93:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#55dfd8
RGBrgb(85 223 216)
RGB (legacy)rgb(85, 223, 216)
RGB %rgb(33% 87% 85%)
HSLhsl(177 68% 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177, 62%, 87%)
HWBhwb(177 33% 13%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 3%, 13%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(81.34 -39.93 -8.28)
LCHlch(81.34 40.78 191.71)
OKLaboklab(0.8275 -0.1167 -0.0214)
OKLCHoklch(0.8275 0.1186 190.38)
Decimal5627864

Properties

Color ToneCyan, Emerald
Closest named colorturquoise ΔE 1.8
Closest web-safe color#66cccc
Hue177°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)68% / 62%
Lightness (HSL)60%
Brightness or Value (HSV)87%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)71% / 76%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.5966
Red / Green / Blue85 / 223 / 216

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.62:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
12.93:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 27.6 / -75.4 · As background with white / black text: Lc -31.1 / 76.2

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #55dfd8;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(82.75% 0.1186 190.38);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(85 223 216 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#55dfd8] text-[#55dfd8] border-[#55dfd8]">