#256E55#256E55

#256E55 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.083 H 166.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E55
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 85)
HSL	hsl(159, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(159, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 0%, 22.7%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.53, -29.07, 7.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.53, 29.99, 165.72°)
OKLab	oklab(48.57% -0.0807 0.0189)
OKLCH	oklch(48.57% 0.083 166.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.9777, 12.2002, 10.5270)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E55 #6E253E

analogous

#256E31 #256E55 #25636E

triadic

#256E55 #55256E #6E5525

tetradic

#256E55 #31256E #6E253E #636E25

square

#256E55 #31256E #6E253E #636E25

split-complementary

#256E55 #6E2563 #6E3125

monochromatic

#081712 #164032 #256E55 #349C78 #4BC29A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#256E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#256E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E55

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E55	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6654

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615F57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.083 166.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#699884',
    500: '#256e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e55;
$custom-light: #699884;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 159.452,
    "s": 49.66,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48568,
    "c": 0.08292,
    "h": 166.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E55

secondary

#A14E6A

accent

#4F7ED9

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#070E0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E55

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

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