#255252#255252

#255252 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.049 H 195.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255252
RGB	rgb(37, 82, 82)
HSL	hsl(180, 38%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(180, 55%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 0%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.89, -15.37, -4.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.89, 16.09, 197.16°)
OKLab	oklab(40.71% -0.0477 -0.0131)
OKLCH	oklch(40.71% 0.049 195.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.3026, 7.0366, 9.0598)
Luminance	0.0704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255252 #522525

analogous

#25523B #255252 #253B52

triadic

#255252 #522552 #525225

tetradic

#255252 #3B2552 #522525 #3B5225

square

#255252 #3B2552 #522525 #3B5225

split-complementary

#255252 #52253B #523B25

monochromatic

#0A1515 #122828 #255252 #387C7C #4BA6A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#255252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#255252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255252

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255252	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4E52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454952

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#055452

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 82, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.049 195.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#648282',
    500: '#255252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255252;
$custom-light: #648282;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 37.815,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40707,
    "c": 0.04945,
    "h": 195.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255252

secondary

#854D4D

accent

#5A5ACE

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBEFEE

border

#C6CAC9

text

#060A0A

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255252

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

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