#255D55#255D55

#255D55 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.060 H 182.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255D55
RGB	rgb(37, 93, 85)
HSL	hsl(171, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(171, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 0%, 8.6%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.75, -20.52, -0.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.75, 20.54, 182.61°)
OKLab	oklab(43.86% -0.0602 -0.0028)
OKLCH	oklch(43.86% 0.06 182.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.3163, 8.8773, 9.9732)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255D55 #5D252D

analogous

#255D39 #255D55 #25495D

triadic

#255D55 #55255D #5D5525

tetradic

#255D55 #39255D #5D252D #495D25

square

#255D55 #39255D #5D252D #495D25

split-complementary

#255D55 #5D2549 #5D3925

monochromatic

#091614 #14312D #255D55 #36897D #48B5A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#255D55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#255D55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255D55

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255D55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255D55	1.00	7.57	2.78	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595855

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505156

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255d55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 93, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.060 182.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#668b84',
    500: '#255d55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255d55;
$custom-light: #668b84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255d55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.429,
    "s": 43.077,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43857,
    "c": 0.06028,
    "h": 182.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255D55

secondary

#904D57

accent

#5567D3

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060C0B

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255D55

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

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