#455E68#455E68

#455E68 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.034 H 224.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455E68
RGB	rgb(69, 94, 104)
HSL	hsl(197, 20%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(197, 34%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 9.6%, 0%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.32, -6.63, -8.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.32, 10.95, 232.74°)
OKLab	oklab(46.57% -0.0243 -0.0238)
OKLCH	oklch(46.57% 0.034 224.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.9548, 10.2696, 14.6044)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455E68 #684F45

analogous

#456861 #455E68 #454D68

triadic

#455E68 #68455E #5E6845

tetradic

#455E68 #614568 #684F45 #4D6845

square

#455E68 #614568 #684F45 #4D6845

split-complementary

#455E68 #68454D #686145

monochromatic

#141B1E #2D3D43 #455E68 #5D7F8D #7E9DA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#455E68 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#455E68 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455E68

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455E68	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455E68	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585D69

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535868

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#396161

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455e68;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 94, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.034 224.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a8b93',
    500: '#455e68',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455e68;
$custom-light: #7a8b93;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455e68",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.143,
    "s": 20.231,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46569,
    "c": 0.03402,
    "h": 224.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455E68

secondary

#967D73

accent

#826BBD

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EDF0F1

border

#C8CBCB

text

#090C0D

muted

#7B7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #455E68

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

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