#255D4E#255D4E
#255D4E is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.064 H 172.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #255D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 93, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 43%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 60%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.2%, 0%, 16.1%, 63.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.54, -22.50, 3.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.54, 22.72, 172.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.62% -0.0638 0.0079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.62% 0.064 172.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.0518, 8.7715, 8.5804) |
| Luminance | 0.0877 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 2.72
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 4.93
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 6.17
Hunter Green
#355E3B
ΔE00 7.95
Spruce
#0A5F38
ΔE00 8.36
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 8.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#255D4E #5D2534
analogous
#255D32 #255D4E #25505D
triadic
#255D4E #4E255D #5D4E25
tetradic
#255D4E #32255D #5D2534 #505D25
square
#255D4E #32255D #5D2534 #505D25
split-complementary
#255D4E #5D2550 #5D3225
monochromatic
#091612 #143129 #255D4E #368973 #48B597
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.62
#255D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#255D4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #255D4E
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##255D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##255D4E | 1.00 | 7.62 | 2.75 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A574D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#52514F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#045E59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #255d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 93, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.064 172.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#658b7f',
500: '#255d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #255d4e; $custom-light: #658b7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#255d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 93,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.929,
"s": 43.077,
"l": 25.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43621,
"c": 0.06431,
"h": 172.9
},
"luminance": 0.08772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#255D4E
secondary
#904D5F
accent
#5577D3
background
#F6F8F7
surface
#EBF0EE
border
#C6CBC9
text
#060C0A
muted
#7A7D7C