#256E6F#256E6F

#256E6F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.071 H 196.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E6F
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 111)
HSL	hsl(181, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(181, 67%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 0.9%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.30, -21.64, -7.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.30, 22.80, 198.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% -0.0677 -0.0199)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.071 196.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.2069, 12.6919, 17.0004)
Luminance	0.1269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E6F #6F2625

analogous

#256F4B #256E6F #25496F

triadic

#256E6F #6F256E #6E6F25

tetradic

#256E6F #4B256F #6F2625 #496F25

square

#256E6F #4B256F #6F2625 #496F25

split-complementary

#256E6F #6F2549 #6F4B25

monochromatic

#081717 #164141 #256E6F #349B9D #4BC1C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#256E6F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#256E6F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E6F

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E6F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E6F	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67696F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6070

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00726E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e6f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.071 196.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9898',
    500: '#256e6f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e6f;
$custom-light: #6a9898;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e6f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.811,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49441,
    "c": 0.07056,
    "h": 196.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E6F

secondary

#A24F4E

accent

#504EDA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E6F

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

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