#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
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 114)
HSL	hsl(185, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(185, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 6.1%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.41, -19.08, -10.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.41, 21.70, 208.43°)
OKLab	oklab(48.76% -0.0628 -0.0286)
OKLCH	oklch(48.76% 0.069 204.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.0566, 12.1226, 17.7789)
Luminance	0.1212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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
##256B72	1.00	6.13	3.42	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B72

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

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