#255156#255156

#255156 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.049 H 205.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255156
RGB	rgb(37, 81, 86)
HSL	hsl(186, 40%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(186, 57%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(57%, 5.8%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.69, -13.54, -7.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.69, 15.52, 209.26°)
OKLab	oklab(40.6% -0.0444 -0.0209)
OKLCH	oklch(40.6% 0.049 205.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.3844, 6.9496, 9.8599)
Luminance	0.0695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255156 #562A25

analogous

#255643 #255156 #253956

triadic

#255156 #562551 #515625

tetradic

#255156 #432556 #562A25 #395625

square

#255156 #432556 #562A25 #395625

split-complementary

#255156 #562539 #564325

monochromatic

#091415 #13292B #255156 #377981 #4AA2AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#255156 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#255156 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255156

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255156	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255156	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4E56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434856

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#015452

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255156;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 81, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.049 205.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658285',
    500: '#255156',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255156;
$custom-light: #658285;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255156",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.122,
    "s": 39.837,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40595,
    "c": 0.04912,
    "h": 205.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255156

secondary

#89544D

accent

#6458D0

background

#F6F7F8

surface

#EBEEEF

border

#C6C9CA

text

#060A0B

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255156

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

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