#556B60#556B60

#556B60 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.031 H 163.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556B60
RGB	rgb(85, 107, 96)
HSL	hsl(150, 11%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(150, 21%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 0%, 10.3%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.20, -10.66, 3.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.20, 11.21, 161.95°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% -0.0302 0.009)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.031 163.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.1148, 13.2909, 13.0439)
Luminance	0.1329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556B60 #6B5560

analogous

#556B55 #556B60 #556B6B

triadic

#556B60 #60556B #6B6055

tetradic

#556B60 #55556B #6B5560 #6B6B55

square

#556B60 #55556B #6B5560 #6B6B55

split-complementary

#556B60 #6B556B #6B5555

monochromatic

#1F2723 #3A4941 #556B60 #708D7F #92A89D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#556B60 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#556B60 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556B60

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556B60	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556B60	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A685F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666561

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#516B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556b60;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 107, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.031 163.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85958d',
    500: '#556b60',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556b60;
$custom-light: #85958d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556b60",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 150,
    "s": 11.458,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50642,
    "c": 0.03148,
    "h": 163.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556B60

secondary

#97858E

accent

#7394B4

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#EFF1F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0D0C

muted

#7C7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #556B60

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

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