#255C50#255C50
#255C50 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.062 H 176.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #255C50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 92, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 43%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 60%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 13%, 63.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.25, -21.43, 1.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.25, 21.47, 176.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.41% -0.0615 0.0035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.41% 0.062 176.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.0374, 8.6262, 8.9347) |
| Luminance | 0.0863 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 2.63
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 4.30
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 5.02
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 7.72
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 8.07
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 8.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#255C50 #5C2531
analogous
#255C34 #255C50 #254C5C
triadic
#255C50 #50255C #5C5025
tetradic
#255C50 #34255C #5C2531 #4C5C25
square
#255C50 #34255C #5C2531 #4C5C25
split-complementary
#255C50 #5C254C #5C3425
monochromatic
#091613 #13302A #255C50 #378876 #48B39C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.71
#255C50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#255C50 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #255C50
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##255C50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##255C50 | 1.00 | 7.71 | 2.73 | 7.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#59574F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#505051
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#025D58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #255c50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.062 176.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#658a81',
500: '#255c50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #255c50; $custom-light: #658a81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#255c50",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 92,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.909,
"s": 42.636,
"l": 25.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43408,
"c": 0.06162,
"h": 176.7
},
"luminance": 0.08627
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#255C50
secondary
#8F4D5C
accent
#5571D2
background
#F6F8F7
surface
#EBF0EE
border
#C6CBC9
text
#060C0A
muted
#7A7D7C