#256B5D#256B5D

#256B5D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.073 H 177.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B5D
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 93)
HSL	hsl(168, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(168, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 0%, 13.1%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.73, -25.45, 1.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.73, 25.49, 176.81°)
OKLab	oklab(47.99% -0.0731 0.0034)
OKLCH	oklch(47.99% 0.073 177.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.9955, 11.6982, 12.1904)
Luminance	0.1170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B5D #6B2533

analogous

#256B3A #256B5D #25566B

triadic

#256B5D #5D256B #6B5D25

tetradic

#256B5D #3A256B #6B2533 #566B25

square

#256B5D #3A256B #6B2533 #566B25

split-complementary

#256B5D #6B2556 #6B3A25

monochromatic

#081714 #153E35 #256B5D #359885 #4AC0A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#256B5D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#256B5D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B5D

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B5D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B5D	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67645C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5D5E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b5d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.073 177.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69968a',
    500: '#256b5d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b5d;
$custom-light: #69968a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b5d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168,
    "s": 48.611,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47986,
    "c": 0.07317,
    "h": 177.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B5D

secondary

#9E4E5E

accent

#506BD8

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B5D

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

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