#557481#557481

#557481 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.041 H 225.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557481
RGB	rgb(85, 116, 129)
HSL	hsl(198, 21%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(198, 34%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 10.1%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.98, -7.72, -10.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.98, 13.21, 234.27°)
OKLab	oklab(53.99% -0.0287 -0.0294)
OKLCH	oklch(53.99% 0.041 225.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.9529, 16.0063, 23.1190)
Luminance	0.1601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557481 #816255

analogous

#558178 #557481 #555E81

triadic

#557481 #815574 #748155

tetradic

#557481 #785581 #816255 #5E8155

square

#557481 #785581 #816255 #5E8155

split-complementary

#557481 #81555E #817855

monochromatic

#243237 #3D535C #557481 #7193A2 #96B0BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#557481 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#557481 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557481

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557481	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557481	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7282

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666D81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#467878

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557481;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 116, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.041 225.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ca5',
    500: '#557481',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557481;
$custom-light: #869ca5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557481",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.727,
    "s": 20.561,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53991,
    "c": 0.04104,
    "h": 225.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557481

secondary

#A8938A

accent

#836BBD

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF2F4

border

#CACCCE

text

#0B0E0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #557481

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

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