#255A53#255A53
#255A53 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.058 H 183.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #255A53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 90, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 42%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 59%, 35%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 7.8%, 64.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.66, -19.50, -1.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.66, 19.54, 183.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.96% -0.0575 -0.0038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.96% 0.058 183.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.9798, 8.3296, 9.4746) |
| Luminance | 0.0833 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 3.48
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 3.92
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 4.12
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 5.83
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 6.02
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#255A53 #5A252C
analogous
#255A38 #255A53 #25475A
triadic
#255A53 #53255A #5A5325
tetradic
#255A53 #38255A #5A252C #475A25
square
#255A53 #38255A #5A252C #475A25
split-complementary
#255A53 #5A2547 #5A3825
monochromatic
#091614 #132F2B #255A53 #37857B #49B1A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.88
#255A53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.67
#255A53 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #255A53
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##255A53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##255A53 | 1.00 | 7.88 | 2.67 | 7.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#565553
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D4F54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #255a53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 90, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.058 183.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#658983',
500: '#255a53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #255a53; $custom-light: #658983; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#255a53",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 90,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.075,
"s": 41.732,
"l": 24.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42956,
"c": 0.05758,
"h": 183.7
},
"luminance": 0.0833
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#255A53
secondary
#8D4D56
accent
#5667D2
background
#F6F8F8
surface
#EBF0EF
border
#C6CBCA
text
#060B0A
muted
#7A7C7C