#557B71#557B71

#557B71 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.046 H 176.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557B71
RGB	rgb(85, 123, 113)
HSL	hsl(164, 18%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(164, 31%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 0%, 8.1%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.62, -15.69, 1.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.62, 15.74, 175.67°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% -0.0455 0.0029)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.046 176.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.8089, 17.2888, 18.2290)
Luminance	0.1729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557B71 #7B555F

analogous

#557B5E #557B71 #55727B

triadic

#557B71 #71557B #7B7155

tetradic

#557B71 #5E557B #7B555F #727B55

square

#557B71 #5E557B #7B555F #727B55

split-complementary

#557B71 #7B5572 #7B5E55

monochromatic

#23332F #3C5750 #557B71 #719D91 #95B6AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#557B71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#557B71 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557B71

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557B71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557B71	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787671

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717172

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A7C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557b71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 123, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.046 176.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a199',
    500: '#557b71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557b71;
$custom-light: #86a199;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557b71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.211,
    "s": 18.269,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5513,
    "c": 0.04563,
    "h": 176.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557B71

secondary

#A38890

accent

#6D81BB

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0B0F0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #557B71

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

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