#55686D#55686D

#55686D is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.024 H 215.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55686D
RGB	rgb(85, 104, 109)
HSL	hsl(193, 12%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(193, 22%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 4.6%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, -5.89, -5.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 7.84, 221.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.35% -0.0197 -0.014)
OKLCH	oklch(50.35% 0.024 215.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.4562, 12.9357, 16.3583)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55686D #6D5A55

analogous

#556D66 #55686D #555C6D

triadic

#55686D #6D5568 #686D55

tetradic

#55686D #66556D #6D5A55 #5C6D55

square

#55686D #66556D #6D5A55 #5C6D55

split-complementary

#55686D #6D555C #6D6655

monochromatic

#1F2628 #3A474B #55686D #70898F #92A5AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#55686D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#55686D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55686D

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55686D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55686D	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64676D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#60636D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E6A69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55686d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 104, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.024 215.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859396',
    500: '#55686d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55686d;
$custom-light: #859396;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55686d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.5,
    "s": 12.371,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50348,
    "c": 0.0242,
    "h": 215.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55686D

secondary

#998985

accent

#8073B5

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF1F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0D0D

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #55686D

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

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