#255B48#255B48

#255B48 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.066 H 167.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255B48
RGB	rgb(37, 91, 72)
HSL	hsl(159, 42%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(159, 59%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 0%, 20.9%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.69, -23.07, 5.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.69, 23.75, 166.31°)
OKLab	oklab(42.87% -0.0644 0.0144)
OKLCH	oklch(42.87% 0.066 167.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.6732, 8.3428, 7.4410)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255B48 #5B2538

analogous

#255B2D #255B48 #25535B

triadic

#255B48 #48255B #5B4825

tetradic

#255B48 #2D255B #5B2538 #535B25

square

#255B48 #2D255B #5B2538 #535B25

split-complementary

#255B48 #5B2553 #5B2D25

monochromatic

#091611 #132F26 #255B48 #37876A #48B28D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#255B48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#255B48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255B48

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255B48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255B48	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595547

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514F49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C5B56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255b48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 91, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.066 167.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658a7b',
    500: '#255b48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255b48;
$custom-light: #658a7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255b48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 158.889,
    "s": 42.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42873,
    "c": 0.06604,
    "h": 167.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255B48

secondary

#8E4D64

accent

#5682D2

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0ED

border

#C6CBC8

text

#060B09

muted

#7A7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #255B48

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

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