#259499#259499

#259499 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.095 H 199.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#259499
RGB	rgb(37, 148, 153)
HSL	hsl(183, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(183, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 3.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.96, -27.90, -11.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.96, 30.14, 202.23°)
OKLab	oklab(60.98% -0.0892 -0.0317)
OKLCH	oklch(60.98% 0.095 199.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.1000, 23.8710, 33.8371)
Luminance	0.2387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#259499 #992A25

analogous

#259964 #259499 #255A99

triadic

#259499 #992594 #949925

tetradic

#259499 #642599 #992A25 #5A9925

square

#259499 #642599 #992A25 #5A9925

split-complementary

#259499 #99255A #996425

monochromatic

#0D3536 #196468 #259499 #31C4CA #60D3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#259499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#259499 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #259499

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##259499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##259499	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)

#898D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#78819A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #259499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 148, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.095 199.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b4b7',
    500: '#259499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #259499;
$custom-light: #74b4b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#259499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.586,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60976,
    "c": 0.09464,
    "h": 199.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#259499

secondary

#BE605C

accent

#4B44E4

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #259499

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

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