#255E4E#255E4E
#255E4E is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.066 H 172.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #255E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 94, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 44%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 61%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.6%, 0%, 17%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.88, -23.01, 3.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.88, 23.30, 171.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.9% -0.0651 0.0092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.9% 0.066 172) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.1402, 8.9482, 8.6098) |
| Luminance | 0.0895 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 2.70
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 5.31
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 6.54
Hunter Green
#355E3B
ΔE00 7.65
Spruce
#0A5F38
ΔE00 7.97
Pine
#2B5D34
ΔE00 8.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#255E4E #5E2535
analogous
#255E31 #255E4E #25515E
triadic
#255E4E #4E255E #5E4E25
tetradic
#255E4E #31255E #5E2535 #515E25
square
#255E4E #31255E #5E2535 #515E25
split-complementary
#255E4E #5E2551 #5E3125
monochromatic
#091612 #14322A #255E4E #368A72 #48B697
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.53
#255E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.79
#255E4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #255E4E
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##255E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##255E4E | 1.00 | 7.53 | 2.79 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B584D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#53524F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#035F59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #255e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.066 172.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#668c7f',
500: '#255e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #255e4e; $custom-light: #668c7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#255e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 94,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.158,
"s": 43.511,
"l": 25.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43901,
"c": 0.06572,
"h": 172
},
"luminance": 0.08949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#255E4E
secondary
#914D61
accent
#5578D3
background
#F6F8F7
surface
#EBF0EE
border
#C6CBC9
text
#060C0A
muted
#7A7D7C