#256C5C#256C5C

#256C5C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.075 H 175.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C5C
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 92)
HSL	hsl(166, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(166, 66%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.7%, 0%, 14.8%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.04, -26.23, 2.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.04, 26.35, 174.61°)
OKLab	oklab(48.23% -0.0748 0.0062)
OKLCH	oklch(48.23% 0.075 175.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.0564, 11.8903, 11.9936)
Luminance	0.1189 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C5C #6C2535

analogous

#256C38 #256C5C #25586C

triadic

#256C5C #5C256C #6C5C25

tetradic

#256C5C #38256C #6C2535 #586C25

square

#256C5C #38256C #6C2535 #586C25

split-complementary

#256C5C #6C2558 #6C3825

monochromatic

#081713 #153E35 #256C5C #359A83 #4AC1A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#256C5C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#256C5C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C5C

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C5C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C5C	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68655B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5E5D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c5c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.075 175.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69968a',
    500: '#256c5c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c5c;
$custom-light: #69968a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c5c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.479,
    "s": 48.966,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48228,
    "c": 0.07502,
    "h": 175.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C5C

secondary

#9F4E60

accent

#4F6ED9

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C5C

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

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