#256D72#256D72

#256D72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.070 H 201.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D72
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 114)
HSL	hsl(184, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(184, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 4.4%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.07, -20.16, -9.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.07, 22.22, 204.85°)
OKLab	oklab(49.29% -0.0651 -0.0259)
OKLCH	oklch(49.29% 0.07 201.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.2675, 12.5445, 17.8492)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D72 #722A25

analogous

#257251 #256D72 #254772

triadic

#256D72 #72256D #6D7225

tetradic

#256D72 #512572 #722A25 #477225

square

#256D72 #512572 #722A25 #477225

split-complementary

#256D72 #722547 #725125

monochromatic

#071617 #164144 #256D72 #3499A0 #4CBDC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#256D72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#256D72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D72

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D72	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656872

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596072

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.070 201.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b979a',
    500: '#256d72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d72;
$custom-light: #6b979a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.896,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49292,
    "c": 0.07009,
    "h": 201.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D72

secondary

#A5544E

accent

#564DDA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D72

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

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