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#55aa9c

a balanced, soft cyan · cool · closest name: teal

RGB
85, 170, 156
HSL
170°, 33%, 50%
CMYK
50, 0, 8, 33
Luminance
0.3308

Every format

HEX#55aa9c
RGBrgb(85, 170, 156)
HSLhsl(170, 33%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 8%, 33%)
LABlab(64.2 -29.2 -0.7)
LCHlch(64.2 29.3 181.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.681 0.086 181.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #55aa9c;
background-color: #55aa9c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#55aa9c] bg-[#55aa9c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #55aa9c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.333, green: 0.667, blue: 0.612)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#55aa9c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#55aa9c on white: 2.76:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#55aa9c on black: 7.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red33.3%
Green66.7%
Blue61.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan50.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow8.2%
Key (black)33.3%

Color previews

#55aa9c text on a black background

contrast 7.62:1

Card sample

#55aa9c text on a white background

contrast 2.76:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #55aa9c;
Background color
Panel with #55aa9c background
background-color: #55aa9c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #55aa9c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(85, 170, 156, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(85, 170, 156, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #55aa9c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55aa9c, #557FAA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #55aa9c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #55aa9c in the Color Lab