#255C49#255C49

#255C49 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.067 H 167.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C49
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 73)
HSL	hsl(159, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(159, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 20.7%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.06, -23.32, 5.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.06, 23.97, 166.66°)
OKLab	oklab(43.19% -0.0652 0.0142)
OKLCH	oklch(43.19% 0.067 167.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.7921, 8.5281, 7.6429)
Luminance	0.0853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255C49 #5C2538

analogous

#255C2D #255C49 #25535C

triadic

#255C49 #49255C #5C4925

tetradic

#255C49 #2D255C #5C2538 #535C25

square

#255C49 #2D255C #5C2538 #535C25

split-complementary

#255C49 #5C2553 #5C2D25

monochromatic

#091611 #133026 #255C49 #37886C #48B38E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#255C49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#255C49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C49

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C49	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5648

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52504A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A5C57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.067 167.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658a7b',
    500: '#255c49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c49;
$custom-light: #658a7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 159.273,
    "s": 42.636,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43185,
    "c": 0.06671,
    "h": 167.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C49

secondary

#8F4D64

accent

#5581D2

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0EE

border

#C6CBC9

text

#060C09

muted

#7A7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C49

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

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