#557C79#557C79

#557C79 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.044 H 189.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557C79
RGB	rgb(85, 124, 121)
HSL	hsl(175, 19%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(175, 31%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 0%, 2.4%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.16, -14.30, -2.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.16, 14.56, 190.85°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% -0.0433 -0.0076)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.044 189.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.4040, 17.7263, 20.7480)
Luminance	0.1773 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557C79 #7C5558

analogous

#557C65 #557C79 #556B7C

triadic

#557C79 #79557C #7C7955

tetradic

#557C79 #65557C #7C5558 #6B7C55

square

#557C79 #65557C #7C5558 #6B7C55

split-complementary

#557C79 #7C556B #7C6555

monochromatic

#233332 #3C5856 #557C79 #719D9A #95B6B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#557C79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#557C79 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557C79

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557C79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557C79	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787879

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707379

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#487E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557c79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 124, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.044 189.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a29f',
    500: '#557c79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557c79;
$custom-light: #86a29f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557c79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.385,
    "s": 18.66,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5564,
    "c": 0.04393,
    "h": 189.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557C79

secondary

#A4898B

accent

#6C73BB

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0B0F0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #557C79

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

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