#259498#259498

#259498 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.095 H 198.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#259498
RGB	rgb(37, 148, 152)
HSL	hsl(182, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(182, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 2.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.93, -28.21, -10.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.93, 30.24, 201.09°)
OKLab	oklab(60.94% -0.0896 -0.0302)
OKLCH	oklch(60.94% 0.095 198.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.0178, 23.8381, 33.4040)
Luminance	0.2384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#259498 #982925

analogous

#259863 #259498 #255B98

triadic

#259498 #982594 #949825

tetradic

#259498 #632598 #982925 #5B9825

square

#259498 #632598 #982925 #5B9825

split-complementary

#259498 #98255B #986325

monochromatic

#0D3436 #196467 #259498 #31C4C9 #5FD4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#259498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#259498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #259498

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##259498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##259498	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#898D98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798199

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009995

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #259498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 148, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.095 198.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b4b6',
    500: '#259498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #259498;
$custom-light: #74b4b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#259498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.087,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60938,
    "c": 0.09459,
    "h": 198.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#259498

secondary

#BD5F5C

accent

#4944E4

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #259498

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →