#256A6D#256A6D

#256A6D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.068 H 199.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A6D
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 109)
HSL	hsl(183, 49%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(183, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 2.8%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, -20.15, -8.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 21.70, 201.79°)
OKLab	oklab(48.29% -0.064 -0.0223)
OKLCH	oklch(48.29% 0.068 199.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.6761, 11.8046, 16.2863)
Luminance	0.1181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A6D #6D2825

analogous

#256D4C #256A6D #25466D

triadic

#256A6D #6D256A #6A6D25

tetradic

#256A6D #4C256D #6D2825 #466D25

square

#256A6D #4C256D #6D2825 #466D25

split-complementary

#256A6D #6D2546 #6D4C25

monochromatic

#081617 #153E3F #256A6D #35969B #4BBDC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#256A6D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#256A6D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A6D

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A6D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A6D	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62656D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575D6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a6d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.068 199.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9596',
    500: '#256a6d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a6d;
$custom-light: #6a9596;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a6d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.5,
    "s": 49.315,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48293,
    "c": 0.06781,
    "h": 199.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A6D

secondary

#A0514E

accent

#554FD9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF1F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A6D

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

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