#456572#456572

#456572 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.043 H 225.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456572
RGB	rgb(69, 101, 114)
HSL	hsl(197, 25%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(197, 39%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.5%, 11.4%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.88, -7.98, -11.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.88, 13.59, 234.05°)
OKLab	oklab(48.71% -0.03 -0.0302)
OKLCH	oklch(48.71% 0.043 225.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.1442, 11.7869, 17.6569)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456572 #725245

analogous

#457268 #456572 #454E72

triadic

#456572 #724565 #657245

tetradic

#456572 #684572 #725245 #4E7245

square

#456572 #684572 #725245 #4E7245

split-complementary

#456572 #72454E #726845

monochromatic

#172126 #2E434C #456572 #5C8798 #80A3B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#456572 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#456572 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456572

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456572	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456572	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6373

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575E72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#346969

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456572;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 101, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.043 225.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b909a',
    500: '#456572',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456572;
$custom-light: #7b909a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456572",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.333,
    "s": 24.59,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48714,
    "c": 0.04258,
    "h": 225.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456572

secondary

#9E8175

accent

#8167C1

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#090C0E

muted

#7B7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #456572

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

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