#256D5C#256D5C

#256D5C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.076 H 174.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D5C
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 92)
HSL	hsl(166, 49%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(166, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 0%, 15.6%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.38, -26.73, 2.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.38, 26.89, 173.68°)
OKLab	oklab(48.5% -0.0759 0.0074)
OKLCH	oklch(48.5% 0.076 174.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.1624, 12.1024, 12.0290)
Luminance	0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D5C #6D2536

analogous

#256D38 #256D5C #255A6D

triadic

#256D5C #5C256D #6D5C25

tetradic

#256D5C #38256D #6D2536 #5A6D25

square

#256D5C #38256D #6D2536 #5A6D25

split-complementary

#256D5C #6D255A #6D3825

monochromatic

#081713 #153F35 #256D5C #359B83 #4BC2A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#256D5C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#256D5C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D5C

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D5C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D5C	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69665B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5E5D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d5c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.076 174.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69978a',
    500: '#256d5c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d5c;
$custom-light: #69978a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d5c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.833,
    "s": 49.315,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48503,
    "c": 0.07631,
    "h": 174.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D5C

secondary

#A04E61

accent

#4F70D9

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D5C

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

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