#255D4F#255D4F

#255D4F is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.064 H 174.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255D4F
RGB	rgb(37, 93, 79)
HSL	hsl(165, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(165, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 0%, 15.1%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.57, -22.23, 2.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.57, 22.37, 173.49°)
OKLab	oklab(43.65% -0.0633 0.0064)
OKLCH	oklch(43.65% 0.064 174.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.0879, 8.7859, 8.7706)
Luminance	0.0879 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255D4F #5D2533

analogous

#255D33 #255D4F #254F5D

triadic

#255D4F #4F255D #5D4F25

tetradic

#255D4F #33255D #5D2533 #4F5D25

square

#255D4F #33255D #5D2533 #4F5D25

split-complementary

#255D4F #5D254F #5D3325

monochromatic

#091613 #14312A #255D4F #368974 #48B599

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#255D4F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#255D4F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255D4F

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255D4F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255D4F	1.00	7.62	2.76	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A574E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#515150

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#035E59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255d4f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 93, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.064 174.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#668b80',
    500: '#255d4f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255d4f;
$custom-light: #668b80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255d4f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 43.077,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43654,
    "c": 0.06362,
    "h": 174.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255D4F

secondary

#904D5E

accent

#5574D3

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0EE

border

#C6CBC9

text

#060C0A

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255D4F

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

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