#256B74#256B74

#256B74 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.070 H 207.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B74
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 116)
HSL	hsl(187, 52%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(187, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.1%, 7.8%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, -18.43, -11.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 21.69, 211.81°)
OKLab	oklab(48.84% -0.0619 -0.0317)
OKLCH	oklch(48.84% 0.07 207.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.1717, 12.1687, 18.3850)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B74 #742E25

analogous

#257455 #256B74 #254474

triadic

#256B74 #74256B #6B7425

tetradic

#256B74 #552574 #742E25 #447425

square

#256B74 #552574 #742E25 #447425

split-complementary

#256B74 #742544 #745525

monochromatic

#071517 #164046 #256B74 #3496A2 #4DB8C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#256B74 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#256B74 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B74

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B74	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B74	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626775

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565E74

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b74;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.070 207.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b959c',
    500: '#256b74',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b74;
$custom-light: #6b959c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b74",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.835,
    "s": 51.634,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48843,
    "c": 0.06959,
    "h": 207.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B74

secondary

#A7584E

accent

#5D4DDB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF1F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B74

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

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