#255B52#255B52

#255B52 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.059 H 180.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255B52
RGB	rgb(37, 91, 82)
HSL	hsl(170, 42%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(170, 59%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 0%, 9.9%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.97, -20.33, -0.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.97, 20.33, 180.56°)
OKLab	oklab(43.2% -0.0592 -0.0009)
OKLCH	oklch(43.2% 0.059 180.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.0264, 8.4841, 9.3010)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255B52 #5B252E

analogous

#255B37 #255B52 #25495B

triadic

#255B52 #52255B #5B5225

tetradic

#255B52 #37255B #5B252E #495B25

square

#255B52 #37255B #5B252E #495B25

split-complementary

#255B52 #5B2549 #5B3725

monochromatic

#091614 #132F2B #255B52 #378779 #48B2A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#255B52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#255B52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255B52

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255B52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255B52	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575652

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5053

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255b52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 91, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.059 180.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658982',
    500: '#255b52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255b52;
$custom-light: #658982;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255b52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170,
    "s": 42.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43198,
    "c": 0.05924,
    "h": 180.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255B52

secondary

#8E4D58

accent

#566BD2

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0EE

border

#C6CBC9

text

#060B0A

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255B52

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

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