#255F70#255F70

#255F70 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.065 H 220.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255F70
RGB	rgb(37, 95, 112)
HSL	hsl(194, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(194, 67%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 15.2%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.38, -13.02, -15.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.38, 20.03, 229.46°)
OKLab	oklab(45.5% -0.0499 -0.0424)
OKLCH	oklch(45.5% 0.065 220.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.7786, 9.7468, 16.7975)
Luminance	0.0975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255F70 #703625

analogous

#25705C #255F70 #253A70

triadic

#255F70 #70255F #5F7025

tetradic

#255F70 #5C2570 #703625 #3A7025

square

#255F70 #5C2570 #703625 #3A7025

split-complementary

#255F70 #70253A #705C25

monochromatic

#081417 #163842 #255F70 #34869E #4CA9C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#255F70 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#255F70 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255F70

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255F70	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255F70	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555C71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5570

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006564

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255f70;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.065 220.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698c99',
    500: '#255f70',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255f70;
$custom-light: #698c99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255f70",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.6,
    "s": 50.336,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45497,
    "c": 0.06547,
    "h": 220.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255F70

secondary

#A3614E

accent

#6E4EDA

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0D

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255F70

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

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