#256E73#256E73

#256E73 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.071 H 201.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E73
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 115)
HSL	hsl(184, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(184, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 4.3%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.43, -20.38, -9.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.43, 22.44, 204.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.6% -0.0658 -0.026)
OKLCH	oklch(49.6% 0.071 201.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.4321, 12.7819, 18.1864)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E73 #732A25

analogous

#257351 #256E73 #254773

triadic

#256E73 #73256E #6E7325

tetradic

#256E73 #512573 #732A25 #477325

square

#256E73 #512573 #732A25 #477325

split-complementary

#256E73 #732547 #735125

monochromatic

#071617 #164245 #256E73 #349AA1 #4DBEC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#256E73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#256E73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E73

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E73	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666973

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6073

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00726F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.071 201.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b989b',
    500: '#256e73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e73;
$custom-light: #6b989b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.846,
    "s": 51.316,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49598,
    "c": 0.07078,
    "h": 201.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E73

secondary

#A6544E

accent

#564DDB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E73

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

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