#455E56#455E56
#455E56 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.033 H 173.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #455E56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 94, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 15%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 27%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.6%, 0%, 8.5%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.74, -11.27, 1.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.74, 11.38, 172.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.91% -0.0325 0.0039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.91% 0.033 173.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1361, 9.9422, 10.2926) |
| Luminance | 0.0994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 6.78
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 8.53
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 9.15
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 9.51
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 10.36
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 10.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#455E56 #5E454D
analogous
#455E4A #455E56 #455A5E
triadic
#455E56 #56455E #5E5645
tetradic
#455E56 #4A455E #5E454D #5A5E45
square
#455E56 #4A455E #5E454D #5A5E45
split-complementary
#455E56 #5E455A #5E4A45
monochromatic
#111715 #2B3B36 #455E56 #5F8176 #7DA095
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#455E56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#455E56 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #455E56
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##455E56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##455E56 | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C5B56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#585757
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3F5F5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #455e56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 94, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.033 173.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#798b85',
500: '#455e56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #455e56; $custom-light: #798b85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#455e56",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 94,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.8,
"s": 15.337,
"l": 31.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45911,
"c": 0.03277,
"h": 173.1
},
"luminance": 0.09943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#455E56
secondary
#8D727A
accent
#7087B8
background
#F7F8F8
surface
#EDF0EF
border
#C8CBCA
text
#090C0B
muted
#7B7D7C