#256B4E#256B4E

#256B4E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.085 H 162.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B4E
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 78)
HSL	hsl(155, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(155, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 0%, 27.1%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.34, -29.40, 9.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.34, 31.03, 161.34°)
OKLab	oklab(47.54% -0.0808 0.0254)
OKLCH	oklch(47.54% 0.085 162.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.3951, 11.4580, 9.0281)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B4E #6B2542

analogous

#256B2B #256B4E #25656B

triadic

#256B4E #4E256B #6B4E25

tetradic

#256B4E #2B256B #6B2542 #656B25

square

#256B4E #2B256B #6B2542 #656B25

split-complementary

#256B4E #6B2565 #6B2B25

monochromatic

#081711 #153E2D #256B4E #35986F #4AC08F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#256B4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#256B4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B4E

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B4E	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)

#69634C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605C50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.085 162.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68967f',
    500: '#256b4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b4e;
$custom-light: #68967f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 155.143,
    "s": 48.611,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47538,
    "c": 0.08472,
    "h": 162.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B4E

secondary

#9E4E6F

accent

#5088D8

background

#F6F9F7

surface

#EBF2EE

border

#C6CCC9

text

#070D0A

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B4E

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

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