#256C55#256C55

#256C55 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.080 H 168.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C55
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 85)
HSL	hsl(161, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(161, 66%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.7%, 0%, 21.3%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.85, -28.11, 6.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.85, 28.84, 167.10°)
OKLab	oklab(48.01% -0.0784 0.0165)
OKLCH	oklch(48.01% 0.08 168.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.7644, 11.7735, 10.4559)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C55 #6C253C

analogous

#256C31 #256C55 #255F6C

triadic

#256C55 #55256C #6C5525

tetradic

#256C55 #31256C #6C253C #5F6C25

square

#256C55 #31256C #6C253C #5F6C25

split-complementary

#256C55 #6C255F #6C3125

monochromatic

#081712 #153E31 #256C55 #359A79 #4AC19B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#256C55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#256C55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C55

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C55	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696554

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5D57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.080 168.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#689684',
    500: '#256c55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c55;
$custom-light: #689684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160.563,
    "s": 48.966,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48013,
    "c": 0.08009,
    "h": 168.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C55

secondary

#9F4E68

accent

#4F7CD9

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#070D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C55

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

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