#256B53#256B53

#256B53 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.080 H 166.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B53
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 83)
HSL	hsl(159, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(159, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 0%, 22.4%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, -28.15, 7.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 29.03, 165.86°)
OKLab	oklab(47.68% -0.0782 0.0182)
OKLCH	oklch(47.68% 0.08 166.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.5812, 11.5325, 10.0084)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B53 #6B253D

analogous

#256B30 #256B53 #25606B

triadic

#256B53 #53256B #6B5325

tetradic

#256B53 #30256B #6B253D #606B25

square

#256B53 #30256B #6B253D #606B25

split-complementary

#256B53 #6B2560 #6B3025

monochromatic

#081712 #153E30 #256B53 #359876 #4AC098

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#256B53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#256B53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B53

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B53	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696452

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5C55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.080 166.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#689683',
    500: '#256b53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b53;
$custom-light: #689683;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 159.429,
    "s": 48.611,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47677,
    "c": 0.08032,
    "h": 166.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B53

secondary

#9E4E69

accent

#507ED8

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#070D0A

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B53

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

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