#256A6B#256A6B

#256A6B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.068 H 196.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A6B
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 107)
HSL	hsl(181, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(181, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 0.9%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.84, -20.77, -6.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.84, 21.90, 198.48°)
OKLab	oklab(48.22% -0.065 -0.0192)
OKLCH	oklch(48.22% 0.068 196.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.5697, 11.7620, 15.7257)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A6B #6B2625

analogous

#256B49 #256A6B #25476B

triadic

#256A6B #6B256A #6A6B25

tetradic

#256A6B #49256B #6B2625 #476B25

square

#256A6B #49256B #6B2625 #476B25

split-complementary

#256A6B #6B2547 #6B4925

monochromatic

#081717 #153D3E #256A6B #359798 #4ABFC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#256A6B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#256A6B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A6B

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A6B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A6B	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63656B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585D6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a6b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.068 196.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#699595',
    500: '#256a6b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a6b;
$custom-light: #699595;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a6b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.857,
    "s": 48.611,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48215,
    "c": 0.06778,
    "h": 196.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A6B

secondary

#9E4F4E

accent

#5250D8

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A6B

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

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