#55998F#55998F

#55998F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.071 H 183.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55998F
RGB	rgb(85, 153, 143)
HSL	hsl(171, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(171, 44%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 0%, 6.5%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.69, -24.09, -1.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.69, 24.13, 183.50°)
OKLab	oklab(63.5% -0.0711 -0.0043)
OKLCH	oklch(63.5% 0.071 183.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.0935, 26.6954, 30.0752)
Luminance	0.2670 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55998F #99555F

analogous

#55996D #55998F #558199

triadic

#55998F #8F5599 #998F55

tetradic

#55998F #6D5599 #99555F #819955

square

#55998F #6D5599 #99555F #819955

split-complementary

#55998F #995581 #996D55

monochromatic

#294A45 #3F726A #55998F #77B4AB #9FCAC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.31

#55998F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.34

#55998F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #55998F

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55998F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55998F	1.00	3.31	6.34	6.34
#FFFFFF	3.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#93928F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#888A90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#399B96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55998f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 153, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.071 183.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89b7af',
    500: '#55998f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55998f;
$custom-light: #89b7af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55998f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.176,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63501,
    "c": 0.07123,
    "h": 183.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.26697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55998F

secondary

#B79398

accent

#6371C5

background

#F8FBFA

surface

#F0F6F4

border

#CBD0CE

text

#0C1110

muted

#7D807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55998F

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

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