#256D74#256D74

#256D74 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.070 H 204.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D74
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 116)
HSL	hsl(185, 52%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(185, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.1%, 6%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, -19.52, -10.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 22.14, 208.15°)
OKLab	oklab(49.37% -0.0642 -0.029)
OKLCH	oklch(49.37% 0.07 204.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.3826, 12.5905, 18.4553)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D74 #742C25

analogous

#257453 #256D74 #254674

triadic

#256D74 #74256D #6D7425

tetradic

#256D74 #532574 #742C25 #467425

square

#256D74 #532574 #742C25 #467425

split-complementary

#256D74 #742546 #745325

monochromatic

#071617 #164146 #256D74 #3499A2 #4DBCC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#256D74 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#256D74 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D74

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D74	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D74	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646875

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586074

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d74;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.070 204.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b979c',
    500: '#256d74',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d74;
$custom-light: #6b979c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d74",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.316,
    "s": 51.634,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49373,
    "c": 0.07044,
    "h": 204.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D74

secondary

#A7564E

accent

#594DDB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D74

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

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