#256B5E#256B5E

#256B5E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.073 H 178.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B5E
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 94)
HSL	hsl(169, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(169, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 0%, 12.1%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, -25.17, 0.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 25.19, 178.05°)
OKLab	oklab(48.02% -0.0726 0.0019)
OKLCH	oklch(48.02% 0.073 178.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.0401, 11.7160, 12.4252)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B5E #6B2532

analogous

#256B3B #256B5E #25556B

triadic

#256B5E #5E256B #6B5E25

tetradic

#256B5E #3B256B #6B2532 #556B25

square

#256B5E #3B256B #6B2532 #556B25

split-complementary

#256B5E #6B2555 #6B3B25

monochromatic

#081714 #153E36 #256B5E #359886 #4AC0AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#256B5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#256B5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B5E

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B5E	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67655D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5D5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.073 178.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69968b',
    500: '#256b5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b5e;
$custom-light: #69968b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.857,
    "s": 48.611,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48019,
    "c": 0.0726,
    "h": 178.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B5E

secondary

#9E4E5D

accent

#5069D8

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070D0C

muted

#7A7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B5E

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