#256A5A#256A5A

#256A5A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.074 H 174.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A5A
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 90)
HSL	hsl(166, 48%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(166, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.1%, 0%, 15.1%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.31, -25.79, 2.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.31, 25.92, 174.18°)
OKLab	oklab(47.61% -0.0734 0.0066)
OKLCH	oklch(47.61% 0.074 174.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.7616, 11.4388, 11.4697)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A5A #6A2535

analogous

#256A37 #256A5A #25576A

triadic

#256A5A #5A256A #6A5A25

tetradic

#256A5A #37256A #6A2535 #576A25

square

#256A5A #37256A #6A2535 #576A25

split-complementary

#256A5A #6A2557 #6A3725

monochromatic

#081713 #153D33 #256A5A #359781 #4AC0A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#256A5A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#256A5A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A5A

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A5A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A5A	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666359

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5C5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a5a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.074 174.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#689588',
    500: '#256a5a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a5a;
$custom-light: #689588;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a5a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.087,
    "s": 48.252,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47614,
    "c": 0.07373,
    "h": 174.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A5A

secondary

#9D4E60

accent

#506FD8

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF1EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#070D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A5A

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

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