#255E72#255E72

#255E72 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.067 H 224.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E72
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 114)
HSL	hsl(196, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(196, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 17.5%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.14, -11.75, -16.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.14, 20.53, 235.09°)
OKLab	oklab(45.33% -0.0479 -0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(45.33% 0.067 224.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.8017, 9.6128, 17.3606)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255E72 #723925

analogous

#25725F #255E72 #253872

triadic

#255E72 #72255E #5E7225

tetradic

#255E72 #5F2572 #723925 #387225

square

#255E72 #5F2572 #723925 #387225

split-complementary

#255E72 #722538 #725F25

monochromatic

#071317 #163844 #255E72 #3484A0 #4CA6C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#255E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#255E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E72

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E72	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535C73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#485472

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006464

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.067 224.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698b9a',
    500: '#255e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e72;
$custom-light: #698b9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.584,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45328,
    "c": 0.06707,
    "h": 224.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E72

secondary

#A5654E

accent

#724DDA

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E72

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

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