#55656D#55656D

#55656D is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.023 H 229.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55656D
RGB	rgb(85, 101, 109)
HSL	hsl(200, 12%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(200, 22%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 7.3%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, -4.11, -6.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 7.71, 237.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% -0.0151 -0.0177)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.023 229.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.1596, 12.3424, 16.2594)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55656D #6D5D55

analogous

#556D69 #55656D #55596D

triadic

#55656D #6D5565 #656D55

tetradic

#55656D #69556D #6D5D55 #596D55

square

#55656D #69556D #6D5D55 #596D55

split-complementary

#55656D #6D5559 #6D6955

monochromatic

#1F2528 #3A454B #55656D #70858F #92A2AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#55656D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#55656D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55656D

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55656D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55656D	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61646D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D616D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E6767

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55656d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 101, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.023 229.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859096',
    500: '#55656d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55656d;
$custom-light: #859096;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55656d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 12.371,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49628,
    "c": 0.02331,
    "h": 229.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55656D

secondary

#998C85

accent

#8973B5

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0C0D

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #55656D

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

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