#255D73#255D73

#255D73 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.068 H 227.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255D73
RGB	rgb(37, 93, 115)
HSL	hsl(197, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(197, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 19.1%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.85, -10.81, -17.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.85, 20.90, 238.86°)
OKLab	oklab(45.11% -0.0463 -0.05)
OKLCH	oklch(45.11% 0.068 227.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.7706, 9.4590, 17.6326)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255D73 #733B25

analogous

#257362 #255D73 #253673

triadic

#255D73 #73255D #5D7325

tetradic

#255D73 #622573 #733B25 #367325

square

#255D73 #622573 #733B25 #367325

split-complementary

#255D73 #732536 #736225

monochromatic

#071317 #163845 #255D73 #3482A1 #4DA4C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#255D73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#255D73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255D73

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255D73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255D73	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515B74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465373

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006364

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255d73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 93, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.068 227.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698b9b',
    500: '#255d73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255d73;
$custom-light: #698b9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255d73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.923,
    "s": 51.316,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45114,
    "c": 0.06813,
    "h": 227.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255D73

secondary

#A6674E

accent

#754DDB

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255D73

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

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