#259090#259090
#259090 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.092 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #259090 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 144, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 59%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 74%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.3%, 0%, 0%, 43.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.40, -28.70, -8.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.40, 29.96, 196.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.61% -0.0892 -0.0238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.61% 0.092 195) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7679, 22.3516, 29.8634) |
| Luminance | 0.2235 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 2.29
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.89
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 3.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.26
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.48
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#259090 #902525
analogous
#25905A #259090 #255A90
triadic
#259090 #902590 #909025
tetradic
#259090 #5A2590 #902525 #5A9025
square
#259090 #5A2590 #902525 #5A9025
split-complementary
#259090 #90255A #905A25
monochromatic
#0C2F2F #185F5F #259090 #32C1C1 #5BD5D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.84
#259090 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.47
#259090 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #259090
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##259090 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##259090 | 1.00 | 3.84 | 5.47 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#868990
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#777D91
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009590
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #259090; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 144, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.092 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72b1b0',
500: '#259090',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #259090; $custom-light: #72b1b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#259090",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 144,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 59.116,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59613,
"c": 0.09229,
"h": 195
},
"luminance": 0.22353
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#259090
secondary
#B95757
accent
#4545E2
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF5F4
border
#C8CFCE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F