#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
RGBrgb(37, 108, 86)
HSLhsl(161, 49%, 28%)
HSVhsv(161, 66%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(65.7%, 0%, 20.4%, 57.6%)
CIE-LABlab(40.88, -27.85, 5.87)
CIE-LCHlch(40.88, 28.46, 168.10°)
OKLaboklab(48.04% -0.0779 0.015)
OKLCHoklch(48.04% 0.079 169.1)
XYZxyz(7.8044, 11.7895, 10.6666)
Luminance0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familyteal

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
##256C561.006.253.366.25
#FFFFFF6.251.0021.001.00
#0000003.3621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.251.0021.001.00

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

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#256C56 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva