#255E58#255E58

#255E58 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.060 H 185.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E58
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 88)
HSL	hsl(174, 44%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(174, 61%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 0%, 6.4%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.18, -20.17, -2.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.18, 20.29, 186.12°)
OKLab	oklab(44.24% -0.0599 -0.0062)
OKLCH	oklch(44.24% 0.06 185.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.5263, 9.1027, 10.6437)
Luminance	0.0910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255E58 #5E252B

analogous

#255E3B #255E58 #25475E

triadic

#255E58 #58255E #5E5825

tetradic

#255E58 #3B255E #5E252B #475E25

square

#255E58 #3B255E #5E252B #475E25

split-complementary

#255E58 #5E2547 #5E3B25

monochromatic

#091615 #14322F #255E58 #368A81 #48B6AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#255E58 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#255E58 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E58

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E58	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E58	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595958

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505259

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00605C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e58;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.060 185.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#668c87',
    500: '#255e58',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e58;
$custom-light: #668c87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e58",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 173.684,
    "s": 43.511,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4424,
    "c": 0.06025,
    "h": 185.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E58

secondary

#914D55

accent

#5562D3

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060C0B

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E58

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

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