#557271#557271

#557271 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.034 H 193.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557271
RGB	rgb(85, 114, 113)
HSL	hsl(178, 15%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(178, 25%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 0%, 0.9%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.85, -10.68, -2.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.85, 11.06, 195.05°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% -0.0327 -0.0079)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.034 193.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.7433, 15.1576, 17.8738)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557271 #725556

analogous

#557263 #557271 #556572

triadic

#557271 #715572 #727155

tetradic

#557271 #635572 #725556 #657255

square

#557271 #635572 #725556 #657255

split-complementary

#557271 #725565 #726355

monochromatic

#212C2B #3B4F4E #557271 #709493 #93AEAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#557271 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#557271 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557271

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557271	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557271	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6F71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696B71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C7472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557271;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 114, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.034 193.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859a99',
    500: '#557271',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557271;
$custom-light: #859a99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557271",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.931,
    "s": 14.573,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52917,
    "c": 0.03367,
    "h": 193.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557271

secondary

#9D8687

accent

#7073B7

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0B0E0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #557271

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

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