#256C5F#256C5F

#256C5F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.073 H 178.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C5F
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 95)
HSL	hsl(169, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(169, 66%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.7%, 0%, 12%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.13, -25.39, 0.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.13, 25.40, 178.24°)
OKLab	oklab(48.33% -0.0732 0.0017)
OKLCH	oklch(48.33% 0.073 178.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.1901, 11.9438, 12.6980)
Luminance	0.1195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C5F #6C2532

analogous

#256C3B #256C5F #25556C

triadic

#256C5F #5F256C #6C5F25

tetradic

#256C5F #3B256C #6C2532 #556C25

square

#256C5F #3B256C #6C2532 #556C25

split-complementary

#256C5F #6C2555 #6C3B25

monochromatic

#081714 #153E37 #256C5F #359A87 #4AC1AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#256C5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#256C5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C5F

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C5F	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68655E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5E60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.073 178.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69968c',
    500: '#256c5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c5f;
$custom-light: #69968c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.014,
    "s": 48.966,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48326,
    "c": 0.07327,
    "h": 178.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C5F

secondary

#9F4E5D

accent

#4F68D9

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070D0C

muted

#7A7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C5F

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

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