#255256#255256

#255256 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.050 H 203.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255256
RGB	rgb(37, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(185, 40%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(185, 57%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(57%, 4.7%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.03, -14.12, -7.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.03, 15.79, 206.62°)
OKLab	oklab(40.87% -0.0457 -0.0195)
OKLCH	oklch(40.87% 0.05 203.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.4593, 7.0993, 9.8849)
Luminance	0.0710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255256 #562925

analogous

#255642 #255256 #253A56

triadic

#255256 #562552 #525625

tetradic

#255256 #422556 #562925 #3A5625

square

#255256 #422556 #562925 #3A5625

split-complementary

#255256 #56253A #564225

monochromatic

#091415 #13292B #255256 #377B81 #4AA4AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#255256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#255256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255256

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255256	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4F56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444956

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005553

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.050 203.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658285',
    500: '#255256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255256;
$custom-light: #658285;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.898,
    "s": 39.837,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40869,
    "c": 0.04973,
    "h": 203.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255256

secondary

#89524D

accent

#6258D0

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#060A0B

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255256

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →