#256D6F#256D6F

#256D6F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.070 H 197.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D6F
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 111)
HSL	hsl(182, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(182, 67%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 1.8%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.96, -21.11, -7.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.96, 22.47, 199.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.17% -0.0665 -0.0213)
OKLCH	oklch(49.17% 0.07 197.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.0996, 12.4773, 16.9646)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D6F #6F2725

analogous

#256F4C #256D6F #25486F

triadic

#256D6F #6F256D #6D6F25

tetradic

#256D6F #4C256F #6F2725 #486F25

square

#256D6F #4C256F #6F2725 #486F25

split-complementary

#256D6F #6F2548 #6F4C25

monochromatic

#081717 #164041 #256D6F #349A9D #4BC0C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#256D6F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#256D6F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D6F

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D6F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D6F	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65686F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5F6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d6f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.070 197.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9798',
    500: '#256d6f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d6f;
$custom-light: #6a9798;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d6f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.622,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49173,
    "c": 0.06986,
    "h": 197.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D6F

secondary

#A2504E

accent

#524EDA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D6F

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

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