#255151#255151

#255151 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.049 H 195.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255151
RGB	rgb(37, 81, 81)
HSL	hsl(180, 37%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(180, 54%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 0%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.51, -15.11, -4.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.51, 15.81, 197.17°)
OKLab	oklab(40.39% -0.0469 -0.0129)
OKLCH	oklch(40.39% 0.049 195.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.1900, 6.8718, 8.8359)
Luminance	0.0687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255151 #512525

analogous

#25513B #255151 #253B51

triadic

#255151 #512551 #515125

tetradic

#255151 #3B2551 #512525 #3B5125

square

#255151 #3B2551 #512525 #3B5125

split-complementary

#255151 #51253B #513B25

monochromatic

#0A1515 #122727 #255151 #387B7B #4BA5A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.84

#255151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#255151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255151

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255151	1.00	8.84	2.37	8.84
#FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4D51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454851

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#075351

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 81, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.049 195.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#648281',
    500: '#255151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255151;
$custom-light: #648281;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 37.288,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40392,
    "c": 0.04861,
    "h": 195.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255151

secondary

#844E4E

accent

#5B5BCD

background

#F6F7F7

surface

#EBEEEE

border

#C6C9C9

text

#060A0A

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255151

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

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