#205E55#205E55

#205E55 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.065 H 182.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#205E55
RGB	rgb(32, 94, 85)
HSL	hsl(171, 49%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(171, 66%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(66%, 0%, 9.6%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.92, -22.13, -0.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.92, 22.14, 181.81°)
OKLab	oklab(43.95% -0.0646 -0.0022)
OKLCH	oklch(43.95% 0.065 182)
XYZ	xyz(6.2373, 8.9677, 9.9948)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#205E55 #5E2029

analogous

#205E36 #205E55 #20485E

triadic

#205E55 #55205E #5E5520

tetradic

#205E55 #36205E #5E2029 #485E20

square

#205E55 #36205E #5E2029 #485E20

split-complementary

#205E55 #5E2048 #5E3620

monochromatic

#081715 #10302C #205E55 #308C7E #3FB9A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#205E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#205E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #205E55

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##205E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##205E55	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5855

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505256

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00605B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #205e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 94, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.065 182.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#648c84',
    500: '#205e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #205e55;
$custom-light: #648c84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#205e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 32,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.29,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43952,
    "c": 0.06468,
    "h": 182
  },
  "luminance": 0.08968
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#205E55

secondary

#924752

accent

#4F63D9

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060C0B

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #205E55

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

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