#256D7A#256D7A

#256D7A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.072 H 211.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256D7A
RGB	rgb(37, 109, 122)
HSL	hsl(189, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(189, 70%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.7%, 10.7%, 0%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.36, -17.55, -13.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.36, 22.29, 218.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.62% -0.0615 -0.0382)
OKLCH	oklch(49.62% 0.072 211.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.7430, 12.7347, 20.3531)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256D7A #7A3225

analogous

#257A5C #256D7A #25427A

triadic

#256D7A #7A256D #6D7A25

tetradic

#256D7A #5C257A #7A3225 #427A25

square

#256D7A #5C257A #7A3225 #427A25

split-complementary

#256D7A #7A2542 #7A5C25

monochromatic

#09191C #17434B #256D7A #3397A9 #50B7CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#256D7A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#256D7A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256D7A

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256D7A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256D7A	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63697B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#56607A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256d7a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 109, 122);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.072 211.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c97a0',
    500: '#256d7a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256d7a;
$custom-light: #6c97a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256d7a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 122
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.176,
    "s": 53.459,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49624,
    "c": 0.07238,
    "h": 211.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256D7A

secondary

#AC5D4E

accent

#614BDD

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256D7A

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

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