#55997E#55997E

#55997E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.081 H 166.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55997E
RGB	rgb(85, 153, 126)
HSL	hsl(156, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(156, 44%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 0%, 17.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.24, -28.17, 7.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.24, 29.16, 165.03°)
OKLab	oklab(62.99% -0.079 0.0194)
OKLCH	oklch(62.99% 0.081 166.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.9019, 26.2187, 23.7993)
Luminance	0.2622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55997E #995570

analogous

#55995C #55997E #559299

triadic

#55997E #7E5599 #997E55

tetradic

#55997E #5C5599 #995570 #929955

square

#55997E #5C5599 #995570 #929955

split-complementary

#55997E #995592 #995C55

monochromatic

#294A3D #3F725E #55997E #77B49C #9FCAB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.36

#55997E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.24

#55997E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #55997E

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55997E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55997E	1.00	3.36	6.24	6.24
#FFFFFF	3.36	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)

#96917D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B8980

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#419991

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55997e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 153, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.081 166.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89b7a3',
    500: '#55997e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55997e;
$custom-light: #89b7a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55997e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 156.176,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62991,
    "c": 0.08131,
    "h": 166.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55997E

secondary

#B793A1

accent

#638AC5

background

#F8FBFA

surface

#F0F6F3

border

#CBD0CD

text

#0C110F

muted

#7D807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55997E

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

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