#256D6D#256D6D

#256D6D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.070 H 195.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D6D
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 109)
HSL	hsl(180, 49%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(180, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 0%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.90, -21.74, -6.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.90, 22.71, 196.82°)
OKLab	oklab(49.1% -0.0675 -0.0182)
OKLCH	oklch(49.1% 0.07 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.9907, 12.4337, 16.3912)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D6D #6D2525

analogous

#256D49 #256D6D #25496D

triadic

#256D6D #6D256D #6D6D25

tetradic

#256D6D #49256D #6D2525 #496D25

square

#256D6D #49256D #6D2525 #496D25

split-complementary

#256D6D #6D2549 #6D4925

monochromatic

#081717 #153F3F #256D6D #359B9B #4BC2C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#256D6D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#256D6D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D6D

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D6D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D6D	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66686D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5F6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d6d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.070 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9796',
    500: '#256d6d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d6d;
$custom-light: #6a9796;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d6d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 49.315,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49096,
    "c": 0.06992,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D6D

secondary

#A04E4E

accent

#4F4FD9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D6D

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

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