#255455#255455

#255455 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.051 H 197.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255455
RGB	rgb(37, 84, 85)
HSL	hsl(181, 39%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(181, 56%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 1.2%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.68, -15.58, -5.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.68, 16.51, 199.37°)
OKLab	oklab(41.38% -0.0488 -0.0151)
OKLCH	oklch(41.38% 0.051 197.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.5723, 7.3893, 9.7252)
Luminance	0.0739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255455 #552625

analogous

#25553E #255455 #253C55

triadic

#255455 #552554 #545525

tetradic

#255455 #3E2555 #552625 #3C5525

square

#255455 #3E2555 #552625 #3C5525

split-complementary

#255455 #55253C #553E25

monochromatic

#091515 #122A2A #255455 #387E80 #4AA8AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#255455 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#255455 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255455

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255455	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255455	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5055

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#474A55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#015754

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255455;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 84, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.051 197.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658484',
    500: '#255455',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255455;
$custom-light: #658484;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255455",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.25,
    "s": 39.344,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41376,
    "c": 0.05109,
    "h": 197.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255455

secondary

#884F4D

accent

#5B59CF

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#060B0B

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255455

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

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