#256C6E#256C6E

#256C6E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.069 H 197.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C6E
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 110)
HSL	hsl(182, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(182, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 1.8%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, -20.90, -7.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 22.24, 200.03°)
OKLab	oklab(48.87% -0.0659 -0.0211)
OKLCH	oklch(48.87% 0.069 197.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.9388, 12.2433, 16.6409)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C6E #6E2725

analogous

#256E4C #256C6E #25486E

triadic

#256C6E #6E256C #6C6E25

tetradic

#256C6E #4C256E #6E2725 #486E25

square

#256C6E #4C256E #6E2725 #486E25

split-complementary

#256C6E #6E2548 #6E4C25

monochromatic

#081617 #163F40 #256C6E #34999C #4BBFC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#256C6E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#256C6E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C6E

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C6E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C6E	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64676E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595F6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c6e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.069 197.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9697',
    500: '#256c6e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c6e;
$custom-light: #6a9697;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c6e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.644,
    "s": 49.66,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48867,
    "c": 0.06917,
    "h": 197.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C6E

secondary

#A1504E

accent

#524FD9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C6E

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

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