#256565#256565

#256565 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.064 H 195.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256565
RGB	rgb(37, 101, 101)
HSL	hsl(180, 46%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(180, 63%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.97, -19.97, -6.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.97, 20.87, 196.89°)
OKLab	oklab(46.64% -0.062 -0.0168)
OKLCH	oklch(46.64% 0.064 195.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.7646, 10.6394, 13.9538)
Luminance	0.1064 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256565 #652525

analogous

#256545 #256565 #254565

triadic

#256565 #652565 #656525

tetradic

#256565 #452565 #652525 #456525

square

#256565 #452565 #652525 #456525

split-complementary

#256565 #652545 #654525

monochromatic

#081616 #153838 #256565 #359292 #48BCBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#256565 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#256565 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256565

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256565	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256565	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6065

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545965

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006865

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256565;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 101, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.064 195.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#689190',
    500: '#256565',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256565;
$custom-light: #689190;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256565",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 46.377,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46636,
    "c": 0.06424,
    "h": 195.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256565

secondary

#984E4E

accent

#5252D6

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0F0

border

#C6CBCB

text

#070C0C

muted

#7A7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #256565

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

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