#255D71#255D71

#255D71 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.066 H 224.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255D71
RGB	rgb(37, 93, 113)
HSL	hsl(196, 51%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(196, 67%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 17.7%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.77, -11.51, -16.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.77, 20.35, 235.56°)
OKLab	oklab(45.02% -0.0471 -0.0468)
OKLCH	oklch(45.02% 0.066 224.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.6567, 9.4135, 17.0330)
Luminance	0.0941 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255D71 #713925

analogous

#25715F #255D71 #253771

triadic

#255D71 #71255D #5D7125

tetradic

#255D71 #5F2571 #713925 #377125

square

#255D71 #5F2571 #713925 #377125

split-complementary

#255D71 #712537 #715F25

monochromatic

#081317 #163743 #255D71 #34839F #4CA5C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#255D71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#255D71 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255D71

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255D71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255D71	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525B72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#475371

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255d71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 93, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.066 224.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698b99',
    500: '#255d71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255d71;
$custom-light: #698b99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255d71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.789,
    "s": 50.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45018,
    "c": 0.06644,
    "h": 224.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255D71

secondary

#A4654E

accent

#734EDA

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255D71

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

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