#256A6F#256A6F
#256A6F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.068 H 201.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #256A6F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 106, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 50%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 67%, 44%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 4.5%, 0%, 56.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.97, -19.51, -9.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.97, 21.56, 205.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.37% -0.0631 -0.0254) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.37% 0.068 201.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.7850, 11.8481, 16.8598) |
| Luminance | 0.1185 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 2.93
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 4.57
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 4.71
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 5.23
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 5.40
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#256A6F #6F2A25
analogous
#256F4F #256A6F #25456F
triadic
#256A6F #6F256A #6A6F25
tetradic
#256A6F #4F256F #6F2A25 #456F25
square
#256A6F #4F256F #6F2A25 #456F25
split-complementary
#256A6F #6F2545 #6F4F25
monochromatic
#081617 #163E41 #256A6F #34969D #4BBBC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.23
#256A6F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.37
#256A6F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #256A6F
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##256A6F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##256A6F | 1.00 | 6.23 | 3.37 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#62656F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#575D6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006E6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #256a6f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 106, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.068 201.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6a9598',
500: '#256a6f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #256a6f; $custom-light: #6a9598; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#256a6f",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 106,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.054,
"s": 50,
"l": 29.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48372,
"c": 0.06802,
"h": 201.9
},
"luminance": 0.11849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#256A6F
secondary
#A2544E
accent
#584EDA
background
#F6F9F9
surface
#ECF1F2
border
#C7CBCC
text
#070D0D
muted
#7A7E7E