#255C59#255C59
#255C59 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.058 H 190.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #255C59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 92, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 43%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 60%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 3.3%, 63.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.53, -18.79, -3.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.53, 19.16, 191.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.73% -0.0569 -0.0104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.73% 0.058 190.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3925, 8.7682, 10.8048) |
| Luminance | 0.0877 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 2.70
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 4.64
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 4.89
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 5.45
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 5.45
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#255C59 #5C2528
analogous
#255C3D #255C59 #25435C
triadic
#255C59 #59255C #5C5925
tetradic
#255C59 #3D255C #5C2528 #435C25
square
#255C59 #3D255C #5C2528 #435C25
split-complementary
#255C59 #5C2543 #5C3D25
monochromatic
#091615 #13302F #255C59 #378883 #48B3AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.63
#255C59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#255C59 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #255C59
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##255C59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##255C59 | 1.00 | 7.63 | 2.75 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#575759
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E515A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #255c59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.058 190.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#668a87',
500: '#255c59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #255c59; $custom-light: #668a87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#255c59",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 92,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.727,
"s": 42.636,
"l": 25.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43727,
"c": 0.0579,
"h": 190.4
},
"luminance": 0.08769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#255C59
secondary
#8F4D51
accent
#555CD2
background
#F6F8F8
surface
#EBF0EF
border
#C6CBCA
text
#060C0B
muted
#7A7D7C