#256B6D#256B6D

#256B6D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.068 H 197.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B6D
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 109)
HSL	hsl(182, 49%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(182, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 1.8%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.23, -20.68, -7.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.23, 22.02, 200.08°)
OKLab	oklab(48.56% -0.0652 -0.0209)
OKLCH	oklch(48.56% 0.068 197.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.7798, 12.0119, 16.3209)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B6D #6D2725

analogous

#256D4B #256B6D #25476D

triadic

#256B6D #6D256B #6B6D25

tetradic

#256B6D #4B256D #6D2725 #476D25

square

#256B6D #4B256D #6D2725 #476D25

split-complementary

#256B6D #6D2547 #6D4B25

monochromatic

#081617 #153E3F #256B6D #35989B #4BBEC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#256B6D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#256B6D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B6D

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B6D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B6D	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64666D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585E6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b6d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.068 197.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9596',
    500: '#256b6d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b6d;
$custom-light: #6a9596;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b6d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.667,
    "s": 49.315,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48561,
    "c": 0.06847,
    "h": 197.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B6D

secondary

#A0504E

accent

#534FD9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B6D

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

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