#256F6F#256F6F

#256F6F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.071 H 195.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256F6F
RGB	rgb(37, 111, 111)
HSL	hsl(180, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(180, 67%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.63, -22.17, -6.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.63, 23.16, 196.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.71% -0.0688 -0.0186)
OKLCH	oklch(49.71% 0.071 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.3154, 12.9089, 17.0366)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256F6F #6F2525

analogous

#256F4A #256F6F #254A6F

triadic

#256F6F #6F256F #6F6F25

tetradic

#256F6F #4A256F #6F2525 #4A6F25

square

#256F6F #4A256F #6F2525 #4A6F25

split-complementary

#256F6F #6F254A #6F4A25

monochromatic

#081717 #164141 #256F6F #349D9D #4BC3C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#256F6F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#256F6F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256F6F

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256F6F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256F6F	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686A6F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6170

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00736F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256f6f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 111, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.071 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b9898',
    500: '#256f6f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256f6f;
$custom-light: #6b9898;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256f6f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49708,
    "c": 0.07129,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256F6F

secondary

#A24E4E

accent

#4E4EDA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070E0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #256F6F

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

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