#256E56#256E56

#256E56 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.082 H 167.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E56
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 86)
HSL	hsl(160, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(160, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 0%, 21.8%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.56, -28.81, 6.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.56, 29.61, 166.65°)
OKLab	oklab(48.6% -0.0802 0.0175)
OKLCH	oklch(48.6% 0.082 167.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.0177, 12.2162, 10.7377)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E56 #6E253D

analogous

#256E32 #256E56 #25626E

triadic

#256E56 #56256E #6E5625

tetradic

#256E56 #32256E #6E253D #626E25

square

#256E56 #32256E #6E253D #626E25

split-complementary

#256E56 #6E2562 #6E3225

monochromatic

#081712 #164032 #256E56 #349C7A #4BC29B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#256E56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#256E56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E56

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E56	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)

#6B6655

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615F58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.082 167.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#699885',
    500: '#256e56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e56;
$custom-light: #699885;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160.274,
    "s": 49.66,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48597,
    "c": 0.0821,
    "h": 167.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E56

secondary

#A14E69

accent

#4F7CD9

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#070E0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E56

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

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