#256972#256972

#256972 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.068 H 207.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256972
RGB	rgb(37, 105, 114)
HSL	hsl(187, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(187, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 7.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.75, -17.99, -11.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.75, 21.26, 212.19°)
OKLab	oklab(48.23% -0.0606 -0.0314)
OKLCH	oklch(48.23% 0.068 207.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.8505, 11.7104, 17.7102)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256972 #722E25

analogous

#257255 #256972 #254372

triadic

#256972 #722569 #697225

tetradic

#256972 #552572 #722E25 #437225

square

#256972 #552572 #722E25 #437225

split-complementary

#256972 #722543 #725525

monochromatic

#071517 #163E44 #256972 #3494A0 #4CB7C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#256972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#256972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256972

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256972	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606573

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555C72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 105, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.068 207.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a949a',
    500: '#256972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256972;
$custom-light: #6a949a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.013,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4823,
    "c": 0.06822,
    "h": 207.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256972

secondary

#A5584E

accent

#5E4DDA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF1F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256972

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

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