#256E5F#256E5F

#256E5F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.076 H 176.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E5F
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 95)
HSL	hsl(168, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(168, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 0%, 13.6%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.80, -26.39, 1.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.80, 26.45, 176.19°)
OKLab	oklab(48.87% -0.0756 0.0043)
OKLCH	oklch(48.87% 0.076 176.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.4035, 12.3705, 12.7691)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E5F #6E2534

analogous

#256E3B #256E5F #25596E

triadic

#256E5F #5F256E #6E5F25

tetradic

#256E5F #3B256E #6E2534 #596E25

square

#256E5F #3B256E #6E2534 #596E25

split-complementary

#256E5F #6E2559 #6E3B25

monochromatic

#081714 #164037 #256E5F #349C87 #4BC2AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#256E5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#256E5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E5F

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E5F	1.00	6.04	3.47	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A675E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5F60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.076 176.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69988c',
    500: '#256e5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e5f;
$custom-light: #69988c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.671,
    "s": 49.66,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48873,
    "c": 0.0757,
    "h": 176.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E5F

secondary

#A14E5F

accent

#4F6BD9

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070D0C

muted

#7A7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E5F

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

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