#256E6E#256E6E

#256E6E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.071 H 195.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E6E
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 110)
HSL	hsl(180, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(180, 66%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 0%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.26, -21.95, -6.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.26, 22.93, 196.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% -0.0682 -0.0184)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.071 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.1521, 12.6700, 16.7120)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E6E #6E2525

analogous

#256E4A #256E6E #254A6E

triadic

#256E6E #6E256E #6E6E25

tetradic

#256E6E #4A256E #6E2525 #4A6E25

square

#256E6E #4A256E #6E2525 #4A6E25

split-complementary

#256E6E #6E254A #6E4A25

monochromatic

#081717 #164040 #256E6E #349C9C #4BC2C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#256E6E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#256E6E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E6E

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E6E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E6E	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67696E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B606F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00726E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e6e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.071 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9897',
    500: '#256e6e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e6e;
$custom-light: #6a9897;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e6e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 49.66,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49402,
    "c": 0.0706,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E6E

secondary

#A14E4E

accent

#4F4FD9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E6E

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

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