#256B4D#256B4D

#256B4D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.086 H 161.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B4D
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 77)
HSL	hsl(154, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(154, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 0%, 28%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, -29.64, 10.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 31.44, 160.50°)
OKLab	oklab(47.51% -0.0814 0.0268)
OKLCH	oklch(47.51% 0.086 161.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.3595, 11.4438, 8.8408)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B4D #6B2543

analogous

#256B2A #256B4D #25666B

triadic

#256B4D #4D256B #6B4D25

tetradic

#256B4D #2A256B #6B2543 #666B25

square

#256B4D #2A256B #6B2543 #666B25

split-complementary

#256B4D #6B2566 #6B2A25

monochromatic

#081710 #153E2C #256B4D #35986E #4AC08E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#256B4D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#256B4D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B4D

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B4D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B4D	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69634B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605C4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b4d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.086 161.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68967e',
    500: '#256b4d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b4d;
$custom-light: #68967e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b4d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 154.286,
    "s": 48.611,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47511,
    "c": 0.08565,
    "h": 161.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B4D

secondary

#9E4E70

accent

#508AD8

background

#F6F9F7

surface

#EBF2EE

border

#C6CCC9

text

#070D0A

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B4D

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

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