#556C69#556C69

#556C69 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.028 H 186.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556C69
RGB	rgb(85, 108, 105)
HSL	hsl(172, 12%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(172, 21%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 0%, 2.8%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.76, -9.18, -1.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.76, 9.25, 187.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.18% -0.0275 -0.0032)
OKLCH	oklch(51.18% 0.028 186.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.6579, 13.6759, 15.3873)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556C69 #6C5558

analogous

#556C5D #556C69 #55636C

triadic

#556C69 #69556C #6C6955

tetradic

#556C69 #5D556C #6C5558 #636C55

square

#556C69 #5D556C #6C5558 #636C55

split-complementary

#556C69 #6C5563 #6C5D55

monochromatic

#1F2826 #3A4A48 #556C69 #708E8A #92A9A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#556C69 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#556C69 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556C69

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556C69	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556C69	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6969

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656669

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F6D6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556c69;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 108, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.028 186.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859693',
    500: '#556c69',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556c69;
$custom-light: #859693;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556c69",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.174,
    "s": 11.917,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51178,
    "c": 0.02769,
    "h": 186.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556C69

secondary

#988587

accent

#737CB5

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF1F1

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0D0D

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #556C69

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

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