#55656B#55656B

#55656B is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.022 H 222.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55656B
RGB	rgb(85, 101, 107)
HSL	hsl(196, 11%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(196, 21%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 5.6%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.69, -4.61, -5.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.69, 7.10, 229.59°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% -0.016 -0.0147)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.022 222.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.0531, 12.2999, 15.6988)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55656B #6B5B55

analogous

#556B66 #55656B #555A6B

triadic

#55656B #6B5565 #656B55

tetradic

#55656B #66556B #6B5B55 #5A6B55

square

#55656B #66556B #6B5B55 #5A6B55

split-complementary

#55656B #6B555A #6B6655

monochromatic

#1F2527 #3A4549 #55656B #70858D #92A2A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#55656B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#55656B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55656B

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55656B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55656B	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61646B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E616B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F6767

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55656b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 101, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.022 222.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859095',
    500: '#55656b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55656b;
$custom-light: #859095;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55656b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.364,
    "s": 11.458,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49553,
    "c": 0.02171,
    "h": 222.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55656B

secondary

#978A85

accent

#8573B4

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F1

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0C0D

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #55656B

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

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