#256E70#256E70

#256E70 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.071 H 197.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E70
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 112)
HSL	hsl(182, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(182, 67%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 1.8%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.33, -21.33, -7.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.33, 22.69, 199.94°)
OKLab	oklab(49.48% -0.0672 -0.0215)
OKLCH	oklch(49.48% 0.071 197.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.2622, 12.7140, 17.2920)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E70 #702725

analogous

#25704D #256E70 #254970

triadic

#256E70 #70256E #6E7025

tetradic

#256E70 #4D2570 #702725 #497025

square

#256E70 #4D2570 #702725 #497025

split-complementary

#256E70 #702549 #704D25

monochromatic

#081717 #164142 #256E70 #349B9E #4CC1C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#256E70 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#256E70 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E70

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E70	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E70	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)

#666970

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6070

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00726E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e70;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.071 197.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b9899',
    500: '#256e70',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e70;
$custom-light: #6b9899;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e70",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.6,
    "s": 50.336,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49479,
    "c": 0.07055,
    "h": 197.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E70

secondary

#A3504E

accent

#524EDA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E70

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

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