#255755#255755

#255755 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.054 H 191.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255755
RGB	rgb(37, 87, 85)
HSL	hsl(178, 40%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(178, 57%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.5%, 0%, 2.3%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.70, -17.26, -3.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.70, 17.71, 192.90°)
OKLab	oklab(42.2% -0.0526 -0.011)
OKLCH	oklch(42.2% 0.054 191.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.8101, 7.8650, 9.8045)
Luminance	0.0787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255755 #572527

analogous

#25573C #255755 #254057

triadic

#255755 #552557 #575525

tetradic

#255755 #3C2557 #572527 #405725

square

#255755 #3C2557 #572527 #405725

split-complementary

#255755 #572540 #573C25

monochromatic

#091515 #132C2B #255755 #37827F #4AADA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#255755 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#255755 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255755

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255755	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255755	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525355

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4D55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005956

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255755;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 87, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.054 191.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658684',
    500: '#255755',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255755;
$custom-light: #658684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255755",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.6,
    "s": 40.323,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42201,
    "c": 0.05377,
    "h": 191.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255755

secondary

#8A4D50

accent

#585CD0

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#060B0B

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255755

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

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