#256B5F#256B5F

#256B5F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.072 H 179.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B5F
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 95)
HSL	hsl(170, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(170, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 0%, 11.2%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.79, -24.89, 0.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.79, 24.89, 179.33°)
OKLab	oklab(48.05% -0.0721 0.0004)
OKLCH	oklch(48.05% 0.072 179.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.0852, 11.7341, 12.6631)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B5F #6B2531

analogous

#256B3C #256B5F #25546B

triadic

#256B5F #5F256B #6B5F25

tetradic

#256B5F #3C256B #6B2531 #546B25

square

#256B5F #3C256B #6B2531 #546B25

split-complementary

#256B5F #6B2554 #6B3C25

monochromatic

#081714 #153E37 #256B5F #359887 #4AC0AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#256B5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#256B5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B5F

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B5F	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66655F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5D60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.072 179.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69968c',
    500: '#256b5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b5f;
$custom-light: #69968c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.714,
    "s": 48.611,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48052,
    "c": 0.07207,
    "h": 179.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B5F

secondary

#9E4E5C

accent

#5067D8

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070D0C

muted

#7A7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B5F

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

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