#255E43#255E43

#255E43 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.075 H 160.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E43
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 67)
HSL	hsl(152, 44%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(152, 61%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 0%, 28.7%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.60, -25.82, 10.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.60, 27.69, 158.84°)
OKLab	oklab(43.58% -0.0709 0.0255)
OKLCH	oklch(43.58% 0.075 160.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.7783, 8.8034, 6.7038)
Luminance	0.0880 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255E43 #5E2540

analogous

#255E26 #255E43 #255C5E

triadic

#255E43 #43255E #5E4325

tetradic

#255E43 #26255E #5E2540 #5C5E25

square

#255E43 #26255E #5E2540 #5C5E25

split-complementary

#255E43 #5E255C #5E2625

monochromatic

#091610 #143224 #255E43 #368A62 #48B682

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#255E43 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#255E43 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E43

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E43	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E43	1.00	7.61	2.76	7.61
#FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5741

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555145

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F5E57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e43;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.075 160.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658c77',
    500: '#255e43',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e43;
$custom-light: #658c77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e43",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 151.579,
    "s": 43.511,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43579,
    "c": 0.07531,
    "h": 160.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E43

secondary

#914D6E

accent

#5591D3

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0ED

border

#C6CBC8

text

#060C08

muted

#7A7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E43

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

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