#256C78#256C78

#256C78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.071 H 210.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C78
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 120)
HSL	hsl(189, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(189, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 10%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.96, -17.67, -13.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.96, 22.01, 216.63°)
OKLab	oklab(49.28% -0.0613 -0.0365)
OKLCH	oklch(49.28% 0.071 210.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.5142, 12.4735, 19.6719)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C78 #783125

analogous

#25785A #256C78 #254278

triadic

#256C78 #78256C #6C7825

tetradic

#256C78 #5A2578 #783125 #427825

square

#256C78 #5A2578 #783125 #427825

split-complementary

#256C78 #782542 #785A25

monochromatic

#08181A #174249 #256C78 #3396A7 #4FB7C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#256C78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#256C78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C78

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C78	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626879

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565F78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.071 210.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b969f',
    500: '#256c78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c78;
$custom-light: #6b969f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.675,
    "s": 52.866,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49276,
    "c": 0.07131,
    "h": 210.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C78

secondary

#AA5C4E

accent

#604CDC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C78

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

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