#256A59#256A59

#256A59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.074 H 173.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A59
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 89)
HSL	hsl(165, 48%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(165, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.1%, 0%, 16%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, -26.07, 3.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 26.26, 173.01°)
OKLab	oklab(47.58% -0.0739 0.0081)
OKLCH	oklch(47.58% 0.074 173.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.7193, 11.4218, 11.2471)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A59 #6A2536

analogous

#256A36 #256A59 #25586A

triadic

#256A59 #59256A #6A5925

tetradic

#256A59 #36256A #6A2536 #586A25

square

#256A59 #36256A #6A2536 #586A25

split-complementary

#256A59 #6A2558 #6A3625

monochromatic

#081713 #153D33 #256A59 #35977F #4AC0A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#256A59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#256A59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A59

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A59	1.00	6.39	3.28	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666358

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5C5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.074 173.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#689587',
    500: '#256a59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a59;
$custom-light: #689587;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.217,
    "s": 48.252,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47582,
    "c": 0.07439,
    "h": 173.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A59

secondary

#9D4E61

accent

#5071D8

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF1EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#070D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A59

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

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