#255A42#255A42

#255A42 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.070 H 161.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255A42
RGB	rgb(37, 90, 66)
HSL	hsl(153, 42%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(153, 59%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 26.7%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.19, -24.08, 8.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.19, 25.59, 160.27°)
OKLab	oklab(42.42% -0.0664 0.0221)
OKLCH	oklch(42.42% 0.07 161.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.4020, 8.0985, 6.4317)
Luminance	0.0810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255A42 #5A253D

analogous

#255A28 #255A42 #25585A

triadic

#255A42 #42255A #5A4225

tetradic

#255A42 #28255A #5A253D #585A25

square

#255A42 #28255A #5A253D #585A25

split-complementary

#255A42 #5A2558 #5A2825

monochromatic

#091610 #132F22 #255A42 #378562 #49B182

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#255A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#255A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255A42

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255A42	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595441

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514E43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#115A53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 90, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.070 161.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658976',
    500: '#255a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255a42;
$custom-light: #658976;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 152.83,
    "s": 41.732,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42415,
    "c": 0.06994,
    "h": 161.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255A42

secondary

#8D4D6A

accent

#568ED2

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0ED

border

#C6CBC8

text

#060B08

muted

#7A7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #255A42

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

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