#556171#556171

#556171 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.030 H 255.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556171
RGB	rgb(85, 97, 113)
HSL	hsl(214, 14%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(214, 25%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.8%, 14.2%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.69, -0.69, -10.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.69, 10.59, 266.27°)
OKLab	oklab(48.84% -0.0074 -0.0288)
OKLCH	oklch(48.84% 0.03 255.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.0008, 11.6726, 17.2930)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556171 #716555

analogous

#556F71 #556171 #575571

triadic

#556171 #715561 #617155

tetradic

#556171 #71556F #716555 #557157

square

#556171 #71556F #716555 #557157

split-complementary

#556171 #715755 #6F7155

monochromatic

#20252B #3B434E #556171 #707F93 #939EAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#556171 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#556171 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556171

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556171	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556171	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6172

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585F71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E6466

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556171;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 97, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.030 255.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858d99',
    500: '#556171',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556171;
$custom-light: #858d99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556171",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 14.141,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48836,
    "c": 0.02975,
    "h": 255.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556171

secondary

#9C9286

accent

#9971B7

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #556171

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

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