#55997D#55997D

#55997D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.082 H 165.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55997D
RGB	rgb(85, 153, 125)
HSL	hsl(155, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(155, 44%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 0%, 18.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.22, -28.39, 8.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.22, 29.52, 164.15°)
OKLab	oklab(62.96% -0.0794 0.0207)
OKLCH	oklch(62.96% 0.082 165.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.8377, 26.1931, 23.4612)
Luminance	0.2619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55997D #995571

analogous

#55995B #55997D #559399

triadic

#55997D #7D5599 #997D55

tetradic

#55997D #5B5599 #995571 #939955

square

#55997D #5B5599 #995571 #939955

split-complementary

#55997D #995593 #995B55

monochromatic

#294A3D #3F725D #55997D #77B49B #9FCAB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.37

#55997D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.24

#55997D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #55997D

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55997D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55997D	1.00	3.37	6.24	6.24
#FFFFFF	3.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96917C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C897F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#419991

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55997d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 153, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.082 165.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89b7a2',
    500: '#55997d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55997d;
$custom-light: #89b7a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55997d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 155.294,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62964,
    "c": 0.0821,
    "h": 165.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.26194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55997D

secondary

#B793A2

accent

#638BC5

background

#F8FBFA

surface

#F0F6F3

border

#CBD0CD

text

#0C110F

muted

#7D807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55997D

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

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