#255F72#255F72

#255F72 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.067 H 222.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255F72
RGB	rgb(37, 95, 114)
HSL	hsl(195, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(195, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 16.7%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.47, -12.33, -16.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.47, 20.46, 232.94°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% -0.049 -0.0455)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.067 222.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.8912, 9.7918, 17.3905)
Luminance	0.0979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255F72 #723825

analogous

#25725F #255F72 #253972

triadic

#255F72 #72255F #5F7225

tetradic

#255F72 #5F2572 #723825 #397225

square

#255F72 #5F2572 #723825 #397225

split-complementary

#255F72 #722539 #725F25

monochromatic

#071317 #163844 #255F72 #3486A0 #4CA7C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#255F72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#255F72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255F72

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255F72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255F72	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545D73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495572

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006565

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255f72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.067 222.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698c9a',
    500: '#255f72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255f72;
$custom-light: #698c9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255f72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.805,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4559,
    "c": 0.06692,
    "h": 222.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255F72

secondary

#A5634E

accent

#704DDA

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255F72

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

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