#255F4E#255F4E

#255F4E is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.067 H 171.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255F4E
RGB	rgb(37, 95, 78)
HSL	hsl(162, 44%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(162, 61%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 0%, 17.9%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.23, -23.53, 4.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.23, 23.88, 170.10°)
OKLab	oklab(44.18% -0.0663 0.0105)
OKLCH	oklch(44.18% 0.067 171)
XYZ	xyz(6.2297, 9.1272, 8.6397)
Luminance	0.0913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255F4E #5F2536

analogous

#255F31 #255F4E #25535F

triadic

#255F4E #4E255F #5F4E25

tetradic

#255F4E #31255F #5F2536 #535F25

square

#255F4E #31255F #5F2536 #535F25

split-complementary

#255F4E #5F2553 #5F3125

monochromatic

#091612 #14332A #255F4E #368B72 #47B796

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#255F4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#255F4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255F4E

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255F4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255F4E	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C594D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#54534F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#03605A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255f4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.067 171.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#668d7f',
    500: '#255f4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255f4e;
$custom-light: #668d7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255f4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 162.414,
    "s": 43.939,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44181,
    "c": 0.06714,
    "h": 171
  },
  "luminance": 0.09128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255F4E

secondary

#924D62

accent

#547AD4

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0EE

border

#C6CBC9

text

#060C0A

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #255F4E

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

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