Palettes / Colors / #55FCDA

#55FCDA — Light Vivid Teal

#55FCDA is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #55FCDA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#55FCDA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FC5476; it also sits naturally between #54FC87 and #54CAFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 99% · Blue 85%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #55FCDA

.text { color: #55FCDA; }
.background { background-color: #55FCDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #55FCDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 252, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 97%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #55FCDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 252, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #55FCDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 252, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#55FCDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#55FCDA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FC5476:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #55FCDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #55FCDA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #55FCDA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #55FCDA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #55FCD9  ·  #55FCDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #55FCDA?

#55FCDA is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 85, 252, 218). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #55FCDA?

#55FCDA is RGB 85, 252, 218 — HSL 168°, 97%, 66% — CMYK 66%, 0%, 13%, 1%.

What colors go with #55FCDA?

Its complement is #FC5476; analogous partners are #54FC87 and #54CAFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #55FCDA for text?

Black text on #55FCDA has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.