#257959#257959

#257959 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.095 H 163.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#257959
RGB	rgb(37, 121, 89)
HSL	hsl(157, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(157, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 0%, 26.4%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.34, -33.16, 10.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.34, 34.75, 162.61°)
OKLab	oklab(51.72% -0.0912 0.0265)
OKLCH	oklch(51.72% 0.095 163.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.4025, 14.7883, 11.8082)
Luminance	0.1479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#257959 #792545

analogous

#25792F #257959 #256F79

triadic

#257959 #592579 #795925

tetradic

#257959 #2F2579 #792545 #6F7925

square

#257959 #2F2579 #792545 #6F7925

split-complementary

#257959 #79256F #792F25

monochromatic

#081B14 #174A37 #257959 #33A87B #4FC99B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#257959 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#257959 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #257959

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##257959	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##257959	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777057

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C685B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #257959;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 121, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.095 163.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ba088',
    500: '#257959',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #257959;
$custom-light: #6ba088;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#257959",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 157.143,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51718,
    "c": 0.09503,
    "h": 163.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#257959

secondary

#AB4E72

accent

#4B83DD

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#ECF2EF

border

#C7CCCA

text

#070F0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #257959

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

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