#256D79#256D79

#256D79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.072 H 210.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D79
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 121)
HSL	hsl(189, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(189, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 9.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.32, -17.88, -13.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.32, 22.22, 216.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.58% -0.0619 -0.0366)
OKLCH	oklch(49.58% 0.072 210.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.6813, 12.7100, 20.0285)
Luminance	0.1271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D79 #793125

analogous

#25795B #256D79 #254379

triadic

#256D79 #79256D #6D7925

tetradic

#256D79 #5B2579 #793125 #437925

square

#256D79 #5B2579 #793125 #437925

split-complementary

#256D79 #792543 #795B25

monochromatic

#08191B #17434A #256D79 #3397A8 #4FB8C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#256D79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#256D79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D79

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D79	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63697A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576079

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.072 210.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b979f',
    500: '#256d79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d79;
$custom-light: #6b979f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.571,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49581,
    "c": 0.07197,
    "h": 210.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D79

secondary

#AB5C4E

accent

#604BDD

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D79

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

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