#557A80#557A80

#557A80 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.043 H 208.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557A80
RGB	rgb(85, 122, 128)
HSL	hsl(188, 20%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(188, 34%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 4.7%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.77, -11.40, -7.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.77, 13.62, 213.18°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% -0.0374 -0.0204)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.043 208.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.6008, 17.4081, 23.0086)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557A80 #805B55

analogous

#558071 #557A80 #556580

triadic

#557A80 #80557A #7A8055

tetradic

#557A80 #715580 #805B55 #658055

square

#557A80 #715580 #805B55 #658055

split-complementary

#557A80 #805565 #807155

monochromatic

#243436 #3D575B #557A80 #719AA1 #96B4B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#557A80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#557A80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557A80

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557A80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557A80	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#747780

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7180

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#467D7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557a80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 122, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.043 208.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a0a4',
    500: '#557a80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557a80;
$custom-light: #86a0a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557a80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.372,
    "s": 20.188,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.554,
    "c": 0.0426,
    "h": 208.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557A80

secondary

#A78E8A

accent

#766BBD

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF2F4

border

#CACCCE

text

#0B0E0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #557A80

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

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