#256973#256973

#256973 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.069 H 208.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256973
RGB	rgb(37, 105, 115)
HSL	hsl(188, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(188, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 8.7%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.79, -17.67, -11.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.79, 21.29, 213.91°)
OKLab	oklab(48.27% -0.0601 -0.033)
OKLCH	oklch(48.27% 0.069 208.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.9077, 11.7333, 18.0116)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256973 #732F25

analogous

#257356 #256973 #254273

triadic

#256973 #732569 #697325

tetradic

#256973 #562573 #732F25 #427325

square

#256973 #562573 #732F25 #427325

split-complementary

#256973 #732542 #735625

monochromatic

#071517 #163F45 #256973 #3493A1 #4DB6C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#256973 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#256973 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256973

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256973	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256973	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606574

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545D73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256973;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 105, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.069 208.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a949b',
    500: '#256973',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256973;
$custom-light: #6a949b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256973",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.692,
    "s": 51.316,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48272,
    "c": 0.06855,
    "h": 208.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256973

secondary

#A6594E

accent

#5F4DDB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF1F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256973

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

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