#256E78#256E78

#256E78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.072 H 208.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E78
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 120)
HSL	hsl(187, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(187, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 8.3%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.61, -18.76, -12.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.61, 22.35, 212.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% -0.0635 -0.0337)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.072 208)
XYZ	xyz(9.7276, 12.9002, 19.7430)
Luminance	0.1290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E78 #782F25

analogous

#257858 #256E78 #254478

triadic

#256E78 #78256E #6E7825

tetradic

#256E78 #582578 #782F25 #447825

square

#256E78 #582578 #782F25 #447825

split-complementary

#256E78 #782544 #785825

monochromatic

#08181A #174349 #256E78 #3399A7 #4FBAC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#256E78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#256E78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E78

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E78	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646A79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586178

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.072 208.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b989f',
    500: '#256e78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e78;
$custom-light: #6b989f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.229,
    "s": 52.866,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49802,
    "c": 0.07191,
    "h": 208
  },
  "luminance": 0.12901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E78

secondary

#AA594E

accent

#5D4CDC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E78

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

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