#256C74#256C74

#256C74 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.070 H 205.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C74
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 116)
HSL	hsl(186, 52%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(186, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.1%, 6.9%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.81, -18.98, -10.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.81, 21.91, 209.96°)
OKLab	oklab(49.11% -0.0631 -0.0303)
OKLCH	oklch(49.11% 0.07 205.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.2766, 12.3784, 18.4200)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C74 #742D25

analogous

#257455 #256C74 #254474

triadic

#256C74 #74256C #6C7425

tetradic

#256C74 #552574 #742D25 #447425

square

#256C74 #552574 #742D25 #447425

split-complementary

#256C74 #742544 #745525

monochromatic

#071617 #164146 #256C74 #3497A2 #4DBAC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#256C74 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#256C74 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C74

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C74	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C74	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636875

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575F74

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c74;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.070 205.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b969c',
    500: '#256c74',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c74;
$custom-light: #6b969c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c74",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.076,
    "s": 51.634,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49108,
    "c": 0.06999,
    "h": 205.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C74

secondary

#A7574E

accent

#5B4DDB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C74

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

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