#0E5556#0E5556

#0E5556 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.065 H 196.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#0E5556
RGB	rgb(14, 85, 86)
HSL	hsl(181, 72%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(181, 84%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.7%, 1.2%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.40, -19.91, -6.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.40, 20.97, 198.34°)
OKLab	oklab(40.97% -0.0624 -0.0184)
OKLCH	oklch(40.97% 0.065 196.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.1085, 7.2616, 9.9347)
Luminance	0.0726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#0E5556 #560F0E

analogous

#0E5633 #0E5556 #0E3156

triadic

#0E5556 #560E55 #55560E

tetradic

#0E5556 #330E56 #560F0E #31560E

square

#0E5556 #330E56 #560F0E #31560E

split-complementary

#0E5556 #560E31 #56330E

monochromatic

#041A1A #052121 #0E5556 #17898B #1FBDBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#0E5556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#0E5556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #0E5556

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##0E5556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##0E5556	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5056

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444956

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005855

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #0e5556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(14, 85, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.065 196.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c8585',
    500: '#0e5556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #0e5556;
$custom-light: #5c8585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#0e5556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 14,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.833,
    "s": 72,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40972,
    "c": 0.06503,
    "h": 196.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#0E5556

secondary

#903130

accent

#3C39EF

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#E9EFEF

border

#C5CACA

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #0E5556

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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