#255E70#255E70

#255E70 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.066 H 222.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E70
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 112)
HSL	hsl(194, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(194, 67%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 16.1%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.06, -12.44, -15.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.06, 20.05, 231.66°)
OKLab	oklab(45.23% -0.0487 -0.0438)
OKLCH	oklch(45.23% 0.066 222)
XYZ	xyz(7.6891, 9.5678, 16.7676)
Luminance	0.0957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#255E70 #703725

analogous

#25705D #255E70 #253970

triadic

#255E70 #70255E #5E7025

tetradic

#255E70 #5D2570 #703725 #397025

square

#255E70 #5D2570 #703725 #397025

split-complementary

#255E70 #702539 #705D25

monochromatic

#081317 #163742 #255E70 #34859E #4CA7C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#255E70 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#255E70 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E70

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E70	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E70	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535C71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495470

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006464

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e70;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.066 222.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698b99',
    500: '#255e70',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e70;
$custom-light: #698b99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e70",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.4,
    "s": 50.336,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45234,
    "c": 0.06553,
    "h": 222
  },
  "luminance": 0.09569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E70

secondary

#A3624E

accent

#704EDA

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0D

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E70

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

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