#256E79#256E79

#256E79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.072 H 209.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256E79
RGB	rgb(37, 110, 121)
HSL	hsl(188, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(188, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 9.1%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, -18.43, -12.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 22.38, 214.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.84% -0.0631 -0.0352)
OKLCH	oklch(49.84% 0.072 209.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.7886, 12.9246, 20.0643)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256E79 #793025

analogous

#25795A #256E79 #254479

triadic

#256E79 #79256E #6E7925

tetradic

#256E79 #5A2579 #793025 #447925

square

#256E79 #5A2579 #793025 #447925

split-complementary

#256E79 #792544 #795A25

monochromatic

#08191B #17434A #256E79 #3399A8 #4FB9C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#256E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#256E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256E79

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256E79	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646A7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586179

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 110, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.072 209.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c979f',
    500: '#256e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256e79;
$custom-light: #6c979f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.857,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49844,
    "c": 0.07225,
    "h": 209.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256E79

secondary

#AB5B4E

accent

#5E4BDD

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256E79

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

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