#255656#255656
#255656 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.053 H 195.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #255656 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 86, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 40%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 57%, 34%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57%, 0%, 0%, 66.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.39, -16.40, -5.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.39, 17.15, 197.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.97% -0.0509 -0.0139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.97% 0.053 195.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7698, 7.7202, 9.9884) |
| Luminance | 0.0772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 3.40
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 3.92
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 4.06
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 4.24
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 5.91
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#255656 #562525
analogous
#25563E #255656 #253E56
triadic
#255656 #562556 #565625
tetradic
#255656 #3E2556 #562525 #3E5625
square
#255656 #3E2556 #562525 #3E5625
split-complementary
#255656 #56253E #563E25
monochromatic
#091515 #132B2B #255656 #378181 #4AACAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.25
#255656 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.54
#255656 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #255656
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##255656 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##255656 | 1.00 | 8.25 | 2.54 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#515256
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#484C56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005956
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #255656; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 86, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.053 195.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#658685',
500: '#255656',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #255656; $custom-light: #658685; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#255656",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 86,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 39.837,
"l": 24.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41965,
"c": 0.05275,
"h": 195.3
},
"luminance": 0.07721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#255656
secondary
#894D4D
accent
#5858D0
background
#F6F8F8
surface
#EBEFEF
border
#C6CACA
text
#060B0B
muted
#7A7C7C