#255E50#255E50

#255E50 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.064 H 174.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E50
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 80)
HSL	hsl(165, 44%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(165, 61%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 0%, 14.9%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.94, -22.47, 2.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.94, 22.60, 173.77°)
OKLab	oklab(43.97% -0.064 0.0062)
OKLCH	oklch(43.97% 0.064 174.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.2130, 8.9773, 8.9932)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255E50 #5E2533

analogous

#255E33 #255E50 #254F5E

triadic

#255E50 #50255E #5E5025

tetradic

#255E50 #33255E #5E2533 #4F5E25

square

#255E50 #33255E #5E2533 #4F5E25

split-complementary

#255E50 #5E254F #5E3325

monochromatic

#091613 #14322B #255E50 #368A75 #48B69B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#255E50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#255E50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E50

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E50	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B584F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525251

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#015F5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.064 174.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#668c81',
    500: '#255e50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e50;
$custom-light: #668c81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.263,
    "s": 43.511,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43965,
    "c": 0.06432,
    "h": 174.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E50

secondary

#914D5E

accent

#5574D3

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0EE

border

#C6CBC9

text

#060C0A

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E50

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

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