#255C53#255C53
#255C53 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.060 H 181.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #255C53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 92, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 43%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 60%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 9.8%, 63.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.34, -20.57, -0.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.34, 20.57, 180.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.51% -0.06 -0.0011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.51% 0.06 181) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.1507, 8.6715, 9.5316) |
| Luminance | 0.0867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 2.89
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 3.90
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 4.25
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 6.79
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 7.00
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#255C53 #5C252E
analogous
#255C37 #255C53 #25495C
triadic
#255C53 #53255C #5C5325
tetradic
#255C53 #37255C #5C252E #495C25
square
#255C53 #37255C #5C252E #495C25
split-complementary
#255C53 #5C2549 #5C3725
monochromatic
#091614 #13302C #255C53 #37887A #48B3A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.68
#255C53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#255C53 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #255C53
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##255C53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##255C53 | 1.00 | 7.68 | 2.73 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#585753
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F5154
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #255c53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.060 181.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#668a83',
500: '#255c53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #255c53; $custom-light: #668a83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#255c53",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 92,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.182,
"s": 42.636,
"l": 25.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4351,
"c": 0.05999,
"h": 181
},
"luminance": 0.08672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#255C53
secondary
#8F4D58
accent
#556AD2
background
#F6F8F8
surface
#EBF0EF
border
#C6CBCA
text
#060C0A
muted
#7A7D7C