#55B492Electra (#55B492) is a light, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 167°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.104. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #55B492 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 180, 146) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 39%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(159, 53%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53%, 0%, 19%, 29%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(67 -36.4 8.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.703 0.104 167) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Electra shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#65b088 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#5fb58f — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#55b492 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#54b594 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Electra in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.52:1 and against black 8.33:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#cdffea · #8cddbd · #55b492 · #368f71 · #0e694f · #004330
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#82d5d9 · #67c5b8 · #55b492 · #5e9e6f · #638751 · #647038
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#9ac7d6 · #55b492 · #459276 · #007087 · #00563f · #003542
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c2f2de · #afc9be · #55b492 · #ab638a · #406858 · #2d473c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faeef4 · #55b492 · #798881 · #544d50 · #14241e · #030102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#faeef4 · #d3c4cb · #a7969e · #2e1c25 · #0a0005 · #55b492
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4d6b0 · #55b492 · #6c9566 · #c7312d · #422b40 · #1d0d04
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9d2b2 · #55b492 · #b763cb · #866767 · #402f41 · #051103
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f0f0ff · #55b492 · #817cb4 · #7c3a13 · #3a1200 · #01000b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eaf3ff · #55b492 · #6486b6 · #77345a · #2e1c00 · #060002
#70C0A1 · #88CCB1 · #9FD8C1 · #B6E4D1 · #CDF0E1
#3E9577 · #26775C · #0B5A43 · #003E2C · #002317
#6AB095 · #7BAC98 · #89A79A
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.