#256B72#256B72

#256B72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.069 H 204.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#256B72
RGBrgb(37, 107, 114)
HSLhsl(185, 51%, 30%)
HSVhsv(185, 68%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(67.5%, 6.1%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LABlab(41.41, -19.08, -10.33)
CIE-LCHlch(41.41, 21.70, 208.43°)
OKLaboklab(48.76% -0.0628 -0.0286)
OKLCHoklch(48.76% 0.069 204.5)
XYZxyz(9.0566, 12.1226, 17.7789)
Luminance0.1212 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#256B72 #722C25
analogous
#257253 #256B72 #254472
triadic
#256B72 #72256B #6B7225
tetradic
#256B72 #532572 #722C25 #447225
square
#256B72 #532572 #722C25 #447225
split-complementary
#256B72 #722544 #725325
monochromatic
#071617 #164044 #256B72 #3496A0 #4CBAC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13
#256B72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42
#256B72 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B72
6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##256B72#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##256B721.006.133.426.13
#FFFFFF6.131.0021.001.00
#0000003.4221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.131.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#626773
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#575E72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006F6D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #256b72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.069 204.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a959a',
    500: '#256b72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #256b72;
$custom-light: #6a959a;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#256b72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.455,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4876,
    "c": 0.06907,
    "h": 204.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#256B72
secondary
#A5564E
accent
#5A4DDA
background
#F6F9F9
surface
#ECF1F2
border
#C7CBCC
text
#070D0E
muted
#7A7E7E

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#256B72 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva