#256E72#256E72

#256E72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.071 H 200.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E72
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 114)
HSL	hsl(183, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(183, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 3.5%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, -20.70, -8.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 22.51, 203.14°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% -0.0663 -0.0245)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.071 200.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.3748, 12.7590, 17.8850)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E72 #722925

analogous

#257250 #256E72 #254872

triadic

#256E72 #72256E #6E7225

tetradic

#256E72 #502572 #722925 #487225

square

#256E72 #502572 #722925 #487225

split-complementary

#256E72 #722548 #725025

monochromatic

#071617 #164144 #256E72 #349BA0 #4CBFC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#256E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#256E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E72

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E72	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666972

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6072

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00726F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.071 200.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b989a',
    500: '#256e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e72;
$custom-light: #6b989a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.117,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49558,
    "c": 0.07066,
    "h": 200.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E72

secondary

#A5534E

accent

#554DDA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E72

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

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