#255759#255759

#255759 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.054 H 198.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255759
RGB	rgb(37, 87, 89)
HSL	hsl(182, 41%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(182, 58%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 2.2%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.84, -16.02, -6.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.84, 17.20, 201.36°)
OKLab	oklab(42.36% -0.0507 -0.0173)
OKLCH	oklch(42.36% 0.054 198.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.9736, 7.9304, 10.6652)
Luminance	0.0793 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255759 #592725

analogous

#255941 #255759 #253D59

triadic

#255759 #592557 #575925

tetradic

#255759 #412559 #592725 #3D5925

square

#255759 #412559 #592725 #3D5925

split-complementary

#255759 #59253D #594125

monochromatic

#091516 #132D2E #255759 #378184 #49ACAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#255759 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#255759 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255759

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255759	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255759	1.00	8.12	2.59	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515359

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494D59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255759;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 87, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.054 198.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658687',
    500: '#255759',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255759;
$custom-light: #658687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255759",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.308,
    "s": 41.27,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42358,
    "c": 0.05356,
    "h": 198.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255759

secondary

#8C504D

accent

#5B57D1

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#060B0B

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255759

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

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