#256159#256159

#256159 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.063 H 183.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256159
RGB	rgb(37, 97, 89)
HSL	hsl(172, 45%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(172, 62%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 0%, 8.2%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.23, -21.47, -1.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.23, 21.51, 183.31°)
OKLab	oklab(45.1% -0.0631 -0.0037)
OKLCH	oklch(45.1% 0.063 183.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.8400, 9.6633, 10.9540)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256159 #61252D

analogous

#25613B #256159 #254B61

triadic

#256159 #592561 #615925

tetradic

#256159 #3B2561 #61252D #4B6125

square

#256159 #3B2561 #61252D #4B6125

split-complementary

#256159 #61254B #613B25

monochromatic

#081614 #143530 #256159 #368D82 #47B9AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#256159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#256159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256159

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256159	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5C59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53555A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00635E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 97, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.063 183.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#678e87',
    500: '#256159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256159;
$custom-light: #678e87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172,
    "s": 44.776,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45102,
    "c": 0.06323,
    "h": 183.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256159

secondary

#944E57

accent

#5365D4

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060C0B

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #256159

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

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