#556A82#556A82

#556A82 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.046 H 252.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556A82
RGB	rgb(85, 106, 130)
HSL	hsl(212, 21%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(212, 35%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.6%, 18.5%, 0%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.02, -1.56, -15.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.02, 15.89, 264.38°)
OKLab	oklab(51.66% -0.0141 -0.0436)
OKLCH	oklch(51.66% 0.046 252.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.9284, 13.8505, 23.1070)
Luminance	0.1385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556A82 #826D55

analogous

#558182 #556A82 #575582

triadic

#556A82 #82556A #6A8255

tetradic

#556A82 #825581 #826D55 #558257

square

#556A82 #825581 #826D55 #558257

split-complementary

#556A82 #825755 #818255

monochromatic

#252E38 #3D4C5D #556A82 #7288A3 #97A7BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#556A82 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#556A82 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556A82

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556A82	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556A82	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616B83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6682

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#476F72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556a82;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 106, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.046 252.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8694a6',
    500: '#556a82',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556a82;
$custom-light: #8694a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556a82",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212,
    "s": 20.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51662,
    "c": 0.04578,
    "h": 252.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13851
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556A82

secondary

#A89A8B

accent

#976ABD

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF1F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0D0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #556A82

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

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