#256D6E#256D6E

#256D6E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.070 H 196.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D6E
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 110)
HSL	hsl(181, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(181, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 0.9%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.93, -21.43, -7.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.93, 22.58, 198.39°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% -0.067 -0.0198)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.07 196.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.0448, 12.4554, 16.6763)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D6E #6E2625

analogous

#256E4B #256D6E #25496E

triadic

#256D6E #6E256D #6D6E25

tetradic

#256D6E #4B256E #6E2625 #496E25

square

#256D6E #4B256E #6E2625 #496E25

split-complementary

#256D6E #6E2549 #6E4B25

monochromatic

#081717 #164040 #256D6E #349A9C #4BC1C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#256D6E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#256D6E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D6E

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D6E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D6E	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)

#66686E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5F6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d6e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.070 196.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9797',
    500: '#256d6e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d6e;
$custom-light: #6a9797;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d6e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.822,
    "s": 49.66,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49135,
    "c": 0.06987,
    "h": 196.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D6E

secondary

#A14F4E

accent

#514FD9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D6E

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

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