#556D64#556D64

#556D64 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.032 H 170.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556D64
RGB	rgb(85, 109, 100)
HSL	hsl(158, 12%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(158, 22%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 0%, 8.3%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.93, -10.91, 2.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.93, 11.11, 169.01°)
OKLab	oklab(51.26% -0.0313 0.0054)
OKLCH	oklch(51.26% 0.032 170.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.5146, 13.7883, 14.1088)
Luminance	0.1379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556D64 #6D555E

analogous

#556D58 #556D64 #556A6D

triadic

#556D64 #64556D #6D6455

tetradic

#556D64 #58556D #6D555E #6A6D55

square

#556D64 #58556D #6D555E #6A6D55

split-complementary

#556D64 #6D556A #6D5855

monochromatic

#1F2825 #3A4B44 #556D64 #708F84 #92AAA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#556D64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#556D64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556D64

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556D64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556D64	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6A64

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676765

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#506D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556d64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 109, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.032 170.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859790',
    500: '#556d64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556d64;
$custom-light: #859790;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556d64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 157.5,
    "s": 12.371,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5126,
    "c": 0.03178,
    "h": 170.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556D64

secondary

#99858C

accent

#738CB5

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#EFF2F0

border

#CACCCB

text

#0B0D0C

muted

#7C7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #556D64

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

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