#55C19A

Accessibility

AAA

9.48:1

Vs white / black

2.21:1 · 9.48:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#55c19a

RGB

rgb(85, 193, 154)

RGBA

rgba(85, 193, 154, 1)

HSL

hsl(158, 47%, 55%)

HSLA

hsla(158, 47%, 55%, 1)

HSV

hsv(158, 56%, 76%)

LAB

lab(71.15% -40.4 10.39)

LCH

lch(71.15% 41.71 165.58)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7369 -0.1126 0.0266)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7369 0.1157 166.71)

XYZ

xyz(28.65, 42.40, 37.24)

CMYK

cmyk(56%, 0%, 20%, 24%)

CSS

color: #55c19a;

CSS variable

--color-55c19a: #55c19a;

SCSS

$color-55c19a: #55c19a;

JavaScript

const color = "#55c19a";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#55c19a";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#55c19a" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#55c19a", "rgb": { "r": 85, "g": 193, "b": 154 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7369 0.1157 166.71)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#55c19a-1: #55c19a;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

emerald-500

Very different · ΔE 5.74 · #10B981

Nearest CSS named color

MediumAquaMarine

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.6 · #66CDAA

Nearest Material color

green-300

Very different · ΔE 9.39 · #81C784

Nearest Bootstrap color

success

Very different · ΔE 19.28 · #198754

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50c8ffeb 100b7f9dd 20099e8c8 30077d3af 4004bb892 500289c77 6001e8363 70011694e 80005503b 900003928 950002315

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f1faf7 e3f5ee d5f0e6 c6eadd b8e5d5 aae0cd 9cdbc4 8ed6bc 80d1b3 71cbab 63c6a2 55c19a 4eb18d 47a180 409174 398167 32715a 2b614d 235040 1c4033 153027 0e201a 07100d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f1faf7 e3f5ee d5f0e6 c6eadd b8e5d5 aae0cd 9cdbc4 8ed6bc 80d1b3 71cbab 63c6a2

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

4eb18d 47a180 409174 398167 32715a 2b614d 235040 1c4033 153027 0e201a 07100d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

59bc98 5cb696 60b194 63ab91 67a68f 6ba18d 6e9b8b 729689 759087 798b84 7c8582

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#55C19AStop 1 #C2567EStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#56C265Stop 1 #55C19AStop 2 #56B4C2Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#55C19AStop 1 #9B56C2Stop 2 #C29B56Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#55C19AStop 1 #C256B4Stop 2 #C26556Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#1B4B39Stop 1 #2F8364Stop 2 #44BB8FStop 3 #7CD0B1Stop 4 #B4E4D2Stop 5

Using this color

Where #55c19a works

#55C19A (#55c19a) sits in the teal family at about 158° hue, 47% saturation, and 55% lightness. Contrast is 2.21:1 on white and 9.48:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: emerald-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #55c19a as small body text on white — 2.21:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #60C39B#60C39B Spectrum #41C89D#41C89D Spectrum #44C1A3#44C1A3 Spectrum #65BDA1#65BDA1 MediumAquaMarine#66CDAA Spectrum #29C2A1#29C2A1 Spectrum #23C796#23C796 Spectrum #5BC893#5BC893 Spectrum #10C18F#10C18F Web Safe #33CC99#33CC99 Web Safe #66CC99#66CC99 Spectrum #15BC9B#15BC9B