#255B49#255B49

#255B49 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.065 H 168.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255B49
RGB	rgb(37, 91, 73)
HSL	hsl(160, 42%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(160, 59%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 0%, 19.8%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.71, -22.81, 5.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.71, 23.36, 167.54°)
OKLab	oklab(42.9% -0.0639 0.0129)
OKLCH	oklch(42.9% 0.065 168.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.7061, 8.3560, 7.6142)
Luminance	0.0836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255B49 #5B2537

analogous

#255B2E #255B49 #25525B

triadic

#255B49 #49255B #5B4925

tetradic

#255B49 #2E255B #5B2537 #525B25

square

#255B49 #2E255B #5B2537 #525B25

split-complementary

#255B49 #5B2552 #5B2E25

monochromatic

#091611 #132F26 #255B49 #37876C #48B28F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#255B49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#255B49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255B49

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255B49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255B49	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595548

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514F4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B5B56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255b49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 91, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.065 168.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658a7b',
    500: '#255b49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255b49;
$custom-light: #658a7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255b49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 42.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42903,
    "c": 0.06521,
    "h": 168.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255B49

secondary

#8E4D63

accent

#567FD2

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0EE

border

#C6CBC9

text

#060B09

muted

#7A7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #255B49

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

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