#255259#255259

#255259 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.051 H 208.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255259
RGB	rgb(37, 82, 89)
HSL	hsl(188, 41%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(188, 58%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 7.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.14, -13.15, -8.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.14, 15.83, 213.82°)
OKLab	oklab(41% -0.0443 -0.0243)
OKLCH	oklch(41% 0.051 208.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.5827, 7.1487, 10.5349)
Luminance	0.0715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255259 #592C25

analogous

#255946 #255259 #253859

triadic

#255259 #592552 #525925

tetradic

#255259 #462559 #592C25 #385925

square

#255259 #462559 #592C25 #385925

split-complementary

#255259 #592538 #594625

monochromatic

#091416 #132A2E #255259 #377A84 #49A2AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#255259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#255259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255259

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255259	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4F59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434959

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005554

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 82, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.051 208.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658287',
    500: '#255259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255259;
$custom-light: #658287;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.077,
    "s": 41.27,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40995,
    "c": 0.05056,
    "h": 208.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255259

secondary

#8C564D

accent

#6757D1

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#060A0B

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255259

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

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