#205E59#205E59

#205E59 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.063 H 187.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#205E59
RGB	rgb(32, 94, 89)
HSL	hsl(175, 49%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(175, 66%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(66%, 0%, 5.3%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.05, -20.92, -3.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.05, 21.14, 188.16°)
OKLab	oklab(44.1% -0.0626 -0.0084)
OKLCH	oklch(44.1% 0.063 187.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.4007, 9.0331, 10.8555)
Luminance	0.0903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#205E59 #5E2025

analogous

#205E3A #205E59 #20445E

triadic

#205E59 #59205E #5E5920

tetradic

#205E59 #3A205E #5E2025 #445E20

square

#205E59 #3A205E #5E2025 #445E20

split-complementary

#205E59 #5E2044 #5E3A20

monochromatic

#081716 #10302E #205E59 #308C84 #3FB9AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#205E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#205E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #205E59

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##205E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##205E59	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595959

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F525A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00605C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #205e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 94, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.063 187.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#648c87',
    500: '#205e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #205e59;
$custom-light: #648c87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#205e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 32,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.161,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44096,
    "c": 0.06317,
    "h": 187.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#205E59

secondary

#92474D

accent

#4F5AD9

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060C0B

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #205E59

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

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