#255353#255353

#255353 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.050 H 195.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255353
RGB	rgb(37, 83, 83)
HSL	hsl(180, 38%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(180, 55%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 0%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.27, -15.63, -4.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.27, 16.36, 197.14°)
OKLab	oklab(41.02% -0.0485 -0.0133)
OKLCH	oklch(41.02% 0.05 195.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.4169, 7.2039, 9.2870)
Luminance	0.0720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255353 #532525

analogous

#25533C #255353 #253C53

triadic

#255353 #532553 #535325

tetradic

#255353 #3C2553 #532525 #3C5325

square

#255353 #3C2553 #532525 #3C5325

split-complementary

#255353 #53253C #533C25

monochromatic

#091515 #122929 #255353 #387D7D #4BA8A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#255353 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#255353 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255353

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255353	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255353	1.00	8.60	2.44	8.60
#FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4F53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464953

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#045553

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255353;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 83, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.050 195.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#648383',
    500: '#255353',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255353;
$custom-light: #648383;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255353",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 38.333,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41022,
    "c": 0.05029,
    "h": 195.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255353

secondary

#864D4D

accent

#5A5ACE

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#060A0A

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255353

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

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