#256E57#256E57

#256E57 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.081 H 168.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E57
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 87)
HSL	hsl(161, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(161, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 0%, 20.9%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.58, -28.55, 6.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.58, 29.23, 167.61°)
OKLab	oklab(48.63% -0.0797 0.016)
OKLCH	oklch(48.63% 0.081 168.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.0583, 12.2324, 10.9514)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E57 #6E253C

analogous

#256E33 #256E57 #25616E

triadic

#256E57 #57256E #6E5725

tetradic

#256E57 #33256E #6E253C #616E25

square

#256E57 #33256E #6E253C #616E25

split-complementary

#256E57 #6E2561 #6E3325

monochromatic

#081712 #164033 #256E57 #349C7B #4BC29D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#256E57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#256E57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E57

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E57	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6656

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615F59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.081 168.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#699886',
    500: '#256e57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e57;
$custom-light: #699886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 161.096,
    "s": 49.66,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48626,
    "c": 0.08129,
    "h": 168.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E57

secondary

#A14E68

accent

#4F7AD9

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#070E0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E57

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

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