#256C79#256C79

#256C79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.072 H 212.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C79
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 121)
HSL	hsl(189, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(189, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 10.7%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.00, -17.33, -13.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.00, 22.08, 218.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.32% -0.0608 -0.038)
OKLCH	oklch(49.32% 0.072 212)
XYZ	xyz(9.5753, 12.4979, 19.9931)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C79 #793225

analogous

#25795C #256C79 #254279

triadic

#256C79 #79256C #6C7925

tetradic

#256C79 #5C2579 #793225 #427925

square

#256C79 #5C2579 #793225 #427925

split-complementary

#256C79 #792542 #795C25

monochromatic

#08181B #17424A #256C79 #3396A8 #4FB6C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#256C79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#256C79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C79

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C79	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62687A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565F79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.072 212.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b969f',
    500: '#256c79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c79;
$custom-light: #6b969f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.286,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49319,
    "c": 0.07173,
    "h": 212
  },
  "luminance": 0.12499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C79

secondary

#AB5D4E

accent

#624BDD

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C79

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

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