#55979D#55979D

#55979D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.068 H 203.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55979D
RGB	rgb(85, 151, 157)
HSL	hsl(185, 30%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(185, 46%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 3.8%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.51, -19.37, -9.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.51, 21.67, 206.63°)
OKLab	oklab(63.49% -0.0625 -0.0267)
OKLCH	oklch(63.49% 0.068 203.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.8964, 26.4972, 35.9051)
Luminance	0.2650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55979D #9D5B55

analogous

#559D7F #55979D #55739D

triadic

#55979D #9D5597 #979D55

tetradic

#55979D #7F559D #9D5B55 #739D55

square

#55979D #7F559D #9D5B55 #739D55

split-complementary

#55979D #9D5573 #9D7F55

monochromatic

#2A4B4E #407175 #55979D #79B1B6 #A1C8CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.33

#55979D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.30

#55979D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #55979D

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55979D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55979D	1.00	3.33	6.30	6.30
#FFFFFF	3.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E929D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82899D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#309C99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55979d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 151, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.068 203.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ab5b9',
    500: '#55979d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55979d;
$custom-light: #8ab5b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55979d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185,
    "s": 29.752,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63491,
    "c": 0.06795,
    "h": 203.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.26499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55979D

secondary

#B99895

accent

#6A62C6

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0C1111

muted

#7D8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #55979D

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

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