#256A6E#256A6E

#256A6E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.068 H 200.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256A6E
RGB	rgb(37, 106, 110)
HSL	hsl(183, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(183, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 3.6%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.94, -19.83, -8.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.94, 21.62, 203.48°)
OKLab	oklab(48.33% -0.0636 -0.0239)
OKLCH	oklch(48.33% 0.068 200.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.7302, 11.8262, 16.5714)
Luminance	0.1183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256A6E #6E2925

analogous

#256E4E #256A6E #25466E

triadic

#256A6E #6E256A #6A6E25

tetradic

#256A6E #4E256E #6E2925 #466E25

square

#256A6E #4E256E #6E2925 #466E25

split-complementary

#256A6E #6E2546 #6E4E25

monochromatic

#081617 #163E40 #256A6E #34969C #4BBCC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#256A6E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#256A6E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256A6E

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256A6E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256A6E	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62656E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575D6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256a6e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.068 200.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9597',
    500: '#256a6e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256a6e;
$custom-light: #6a9597;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256a6e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.288,
    "s": 49.66,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48332,
    "c": 0.06789,
    "h": 200.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256A6E

secondary

#A1524E

accent

#564FD9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF1F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256A6E

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

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