#55DDCCJazzy Jade (#55DDCC) is a light, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 184°, lightness 0.82 and chroma 0.12. 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 | #55DDCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 221, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 67%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 62%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 0%, 8%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(80.7 -40.7 -2.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.819 0.120 184) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Jazzy Jade shifts subtly: leans toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#6ed8bf — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: leans toward green#64dec8 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward green#55ddcc — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#53decf — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Jazzy Jade 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 1.67:1 and against black 12.6:1, 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.
#c8fff6 · #55ddcc · #36b9aa · #009083 · #00685e · #00423b
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.
#c8f4ff · #77edf3 · #55ddcc · #60c7a3 · #6bb17e · #72995f
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.
#55ddcc · #80abc5 · #229a8c · #0071a0 · #005a51 · #03374f
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.
#cef0ea · #55ddcc · #c96c85 · #2d6c64 · #114c45 · #072d28
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#55ddcc · #b1a3a6 · #667a76 · #4d4345 · #0b211e · #030001
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.
#fceef0 · #d5c4c8 · #a9979b · #311c21 · #0d0103 · #55ddcc
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dde8c3 · #55ddcc · #87be84 · #f53633 · #51354b · #180a03
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#55ddcc · #bc9ea5 · #975f8d · #792614 · #35002f · #080000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#55ddcc · #aca2ba · #8166a3 · #673a00 · #2e1500 · #03000b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#55ddcc · #a0a6bf · #6370ad · #77223f · #241b00 · #110003
#73E3D3 · #8BE8DA · #A1EDE2 · #B6F3E9 · #CAF8F0
#36B6A7 · #0F9083 · #006B61 · #004841 · #002723
#77D8CA · #90D3C8 · #A5CEC7
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.