#255161#255161

#255161 is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.055 H 224.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255161
RGB	rgb(37, 81, 97)
HSL	hsl(196, 45%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(196, 62%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 16.5%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.13, -9.89, -13.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.13, 17.06, 234.59°)
OKLab	oklab(41.09% -0.0394 -0.0387)
OKLCH	oklch(41.09% 0.055 224.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.8622, 7.1407, 12.3763)
Luminance	0.0714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255161 #613525

analogous

#256153 #255161 #253361

triadic

#255161 #612551 #516125

tetradic

#255161 #532561 #613525 #336125

square

#255161 #532561 #613525 #336125

split-complementary

#255161 #612533 #615325

monochromatic

#081216 #142C35 #255161 #36768D #479BB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#255161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#255161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255161

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255161	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484F62

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F4961

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 81, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.055 224.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66818e',
    500: '#255161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255161;
$custom-light: #66818e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196,
    "s": 44.776,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41086,
    "c": 0.05524,
    "h": 224.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255161

secondary

#94604E

accent

#7653D4

background

#F6F7F8

surface

#EBEEF0

border

#C6C9CB

text

#060A0C

muted

#7A7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #255161

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

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