#556261#556261

#556261 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.016 H 191.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556261
RGB	rgb(85, 98, 97)
HSL	hsl(175, 7%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(175, 13%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.3%, 0%, 1%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, -5.20, -1.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 5.32, 192.14°)
OKLab	oklab(48.48% -0.0158 -0.0031)
OKLCH	oklch(48.48% 0.016 191)
XYZ	xyz(10.2711, 11.5295, 12.9912)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556261 #625556

analogous

#55625A #556261 #555C62

triadic

#556261 #615562 #626155

tetradic

#556261 #5A5562 #625556 #5C6255

square

#556261 #5A5562 #625556 #5C6255

split-complementary

#556261 #62555C #625A55

monochromatic

#1C2020 #394141 #556261 #718381 #91A09F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#556261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#556261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556261

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556261	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606161

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5F61

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#516362

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 98, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.016 191.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858e8d',
    500: '#556261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556261;
$custom-light: #858e8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.385,
    "s": 7.104,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48475,
    "c": 0.01607,
    "h": 191
  },
  "luminance": 0.1153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556261

secondary

#8F8484

accent

#787CB0

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #556261

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

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