#256C7C#256C7C

#256C7C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.073 H 215.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256C7C
RGB	rgb(37, 108, 124)
HSL	hsl(191, 54%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(191, 70%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 12.9%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.11, -16.33, -15.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.11, 22.39, 223.17°)
OKLab	oklab(49.45% -0.0595 -0.0426)
OKLCH	oklch(49.45% 0.073 215.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.7621, 12.5726, 20.9771)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256C7C #7C3525

analogous

#257C61 #256C7C #25417C

triadic

#256C7C #7C256C #6C7C25

tetradic

#256C7C #61257C #7C3525 #417C25

square

#256C7C #61257C #7C3525 #417C25

split-complementary

#256C7C #7C2541 #7C6125

monochromatic

#091A1E #17434D #256C7C #3395AB #50B4CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#256C7C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#256C7C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256C7C

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256C7C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256C7C	1.00	5.97	3.51	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61697D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555F7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256c7c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 108, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.073 215.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c96a2',
    500: '#256c7c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256c7c;
$custom-light: #6c96a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256c7c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.034,
    "s": 54.037,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4945,
    "c": 0.07321,
    "h": 215.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256C7C

secondary

#AE604F

accent

#654ADD

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256C7C

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

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