#255E4F#255E4F

#255E4F is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.065 H 173.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E4F
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 79)
HSL	hsl(164, 44%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(164, 61%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 0%, 16%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.91, -22.74, 3.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.91, 22.94, 172.41°)
OKLab	oklab(43.93% -0.0645 0.0077)
OKLCH	oklch(43.93% 0.065 173.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.1763, 8.9626, 8.8001)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255E4F #5E2534

analogous

#255E33 #255E4F #25505E

triadic

#255E4F #4F255E #5E4F25

tetradic

#255E4F #33255E #5E2534 #505E25

square

#255E4F #33255E #5E2534 #505E25

split-complementary

#255E4F #5E2550 #5E3325

monochromatic

#091612 #14322A #255E4F #368A74 #48B699

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#255E4F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#255E4F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E4F

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E4F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E4F	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B584E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525250

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#025F5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e4f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.065 173.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#668c80',
    500: '#255e4f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e4f;
$custom-light: #668c80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e4f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.211,
    "s": 43.511,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43933,
    "c": 0.065,
    "h": 173.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E4F

secondary

#914D5F

accent

#5576D3

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0EE

border

#C6CBC9

text

#060C0A

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E4F

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

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