#55737E#55737E

#55737E is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.039 H 222.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55737E
RGB	rgb(85, 115, 126)
HSL	hsl(196, 19%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(196, 33%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 8.7%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, -7.94, -9.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 12.42, 230.26°)
OKLab	oklab(53.63% -0.0285 -0.0261)
OKLCH	oklch(53.63% 0.039 222.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.6417, 15.6984, 22.0459)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55737E #7E6055

analogous

#557E75 #55737E #555F7E

triadic

#55737E #7E5573 #737E55

tetradic

#55737E #75557E #7E6055 #5F7E55

square

#55737E #75557E #7E6055 #5F7E55

split-complementary

#55737E #7E555F #7E7555

monochromatic

#243035 #3C5259 #55737E #71939F #96AFB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#55737E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#55737E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55737E

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55737E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55737E	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D717F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666C7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#477776

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55737e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 115, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.039 222.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ba3',
    500: '#55737e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55737e;
$custom-light: #869ba3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55737e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.098,
    "s": 19.431,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53634,
    "c": 0.03865,
    "h": 222.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55737E

secondary

#A59189

accent

#816CBC

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF2F3

border

#CACCCD

text

#0B0E0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55737E

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

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