#256B78#256B78

#256B78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.071 H 212.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B78
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 120)
HSL	hsl(189, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(189, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 10.8%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.63, -17.11, -13.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.63, 21.88, 218.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.01% -0.0601 -0.0379)
OKLCH	oklch(49.01% 0.071 212.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.4094, 12.2637, 19.6369)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B78 #783225

analogous

#25785B #256B78 #254178

triadic

#256B78 #78256B #6B7825

tetradic

#256B78 #5B2578 #783225 #417825

square

#256B78 #5B2578 #783225 #417825

split-complementary

#256B78 #782541 #785B25

monochromatic

#08181A #174149 #256B78 #3395A7 #4FB6C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#256B78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#256B78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B78

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B78	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616779

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555E78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.071 212.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b959f',
    500: '#256b78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b78;
$custom-light: #6b959f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.398,
    "s": 52.866,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49013,
    "c": 0.07108,
    "h": 212.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B78

secondary

#AA5D4E

accent

#624CDC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF1F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B78

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

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