#556361#556361

#556361 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.017 H 186.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556361
RGB	rgb(85, 99, 97)
HSL	hsl(171, 8%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(171, 14%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.1%, 0%, 2%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, -5.79, -0.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 5.83, 186.60°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% -0.0174 -0.0019)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.017 186.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.3653, 11.7178, 13.0226)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556361 #635557

analogous

#55635A #556361 #555E63

triadic

#556361 #615563 #636155

tetradic

#556361 #5A5563 #635557 #5E6355

square

#556361 #5A5563 #635557 #5E6355

split-complementary

#556361 #63555E #635A55

monochromatic

#1C2120 #394241 #556361 #718481 #91A19F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#556361 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#556361 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556361

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556361	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556361	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616161

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5F61

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#516462

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556361;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 99, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.017 186.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858f8d',
    500: '#556361',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556361;
$custom-light: #858f8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556361",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.429,
    "s": 7.609,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48717,
    "c": 0.01746,
    "h": 186.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556361

secondary

#908485

accent

#777FB1

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #556361

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

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