#256B79#256B79

#256B79 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.072 H 213.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256B79
RGB	rgb(37, 107, 121)
HSL	hsl(190, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(190, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 11.6%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.67, -16.78, -14.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.67, 21.97, 220.20°)
OKLab	oklab(49.06% -0.0597 -0.0394)
OKLCH	oklch(49.06% 0.072 213.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.4704, 12.2881, 19.9582)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256B79 #793325

analogous

#25795D #256B79 #254179

triadic

#256B79 #79256B #6B7925

tetradic

#256B79 #5D2579 #793325 #417925

square

#256B79 #5D2579 #793325 #417925

split-complementary

#256B79 #792541 #795D25

monochromatic

#08181B #17424A #256B79 #3394A8 #4FB5C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#256B79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#256B79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256B79

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256B79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256B79	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61677A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555E79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256b79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 107, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.072 213.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b959f',
    500: '#256b79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256b79;
$custom-light: #6b959f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256b79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49056,
    "c": 0.07155,
    "h": 213.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256B79

secondary

#AB5E4E

accent

#634BDD

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF1F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256B79

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

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