#556771#556771

#556771 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.027 H 232.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556771
RGB	rgb(85, 103, 113)
HSL	hsl(201, 14%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(201, 25%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.8%, 8.8%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.50, -4.29, -7.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.50, 8.95, 241.34°)
OKLab	oklab(50.26% -0.0165 -0.0214)
OKLCH	oklch(50.26% 0.027 232.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.5764, 12.8236, 17.4849)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556771 #715F55

analogous

#55716D #556771 #555971

triadic

#556771 #715567 #677155

tetradic

#556771 #6D5571 #715F55 #597155

square

#556771 #6D5571 #715F55 #597155

split-complementary

#556771 #715559 #716D55

monochromatic

#20272B #3B474E #556771 #708793 #93A4AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#556771 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#556771 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556771

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556771	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556771	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626672

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6371

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D6A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556771;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 103, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.027 232.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859299',
    500: '#556771',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556771;
$custom-light: #859299;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556771",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.429,
    "s": 14.141,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50258,
    "c": 0.02698,
    "h": 232.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556771

secondary

#9C8E86

accent

#8A71B7

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0D0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #556771

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

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