#255F73#255F73

#255F73 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.068 H 224.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255F73
RGB	rgb(37, 95, 115)
HSL	hsl(195, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(195, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 17.4%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.51, -11.99, -16.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.51, 20.70, 234.62°)
OKLab	oklab(45.64% -0.0486 -0.0471)
OKLCH	oklch(45.64% 0.068 224.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.9484, 9.8147, 17.6919)
Luminance	0.0982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255F73 #733925

analogous

#257360 #255F73 #253873

triadic

#255F73 #73255F #5F7325

tetradic

#255F73 #602573 #733925 #387325

square

#255F73 #602573 #733925 #387325

split-complementary

#255F73 #732538 #736025

monochromatic

#071317 #163945 #255F73 #3485A1 #4DA7C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#255F73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#255F73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255F73

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255F73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255F73	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545D74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495573

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006565

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255f73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 95, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.068 224.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698c9b',
    500: '#255f73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255f73;
$custom-light: #698c9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255f73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.385,
    "s": 51.316,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45637,
    "c": 0.06769,
    "h": 224.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255F73

secondary

#A6654E

accent

#714DDB

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #255F73

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

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