#256C56#256C56

#256C56 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.079 H 169.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C56
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 86)
HSL	hsl(161, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(161, 66%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.7%, 0%, 20.4%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.88, -27.85, 5.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.88, 28.46, 168.10°)
OKLab	oklab(48.04% -0.0779 0.015)
OKLCH	oklch(48.04% 0.079 169.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.8044, 11.7895, 10.6666)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C56 #6C253B

analogous

#256C32 #256C56 #255E6C

triadic

#256C56 #56256C #6C5625

tetradic

#256C56 #32256C #6C253B #5E6C25

square

#256C56 #32256C #6C253B #5E6C25

split-complementary

#256C56 #6C255E #6C3225

monochromatic

#081712 #153E32 #256C56 #359A7A #4AC19C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#256C56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#256C56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C56

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C56	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696555

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5D57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.079 169.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#689685',
    500: '#256c56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c56;
$custom-light: #689685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 161.408,
    "s": 48.966,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48043,
    "c": 0.0793,
    "h": 169.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C56

secondary

#9F4E67

accent

#4F7AD9

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#070D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C56

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

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