#259599#259599

#259599 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.095 H 198.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#259599
RGB	rgb(37, 149, 153)
HSL	hsl(182, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(182, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 2.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.27, -28.40, -10.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.27, 30.43, 201.05°)
OKLab	oklab(61.23% -0.0902 -0.0304)
OKLCH	oklch(61.23% 0.095 198.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.2576, 24.1860, 33.8896)
Luminance	0.2419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#259599 #992925

analogous

#259963 #259599 #255B99

triadic

#259599 #992595 #959925

tetradic

#259599 #632599 #992925 #5B9925

square

#259599 #632599 #992925 #5B9925

split-complementary

#259599 #99255B #996325

monochromatic

#0D3536 #196568 #259599 #31C5CA #60D4D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#259599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84

#259599 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #259599

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##259599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##259599	1.00	3.60	5.84	5.84
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A8E99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#79829A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #259599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 149, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.095 198.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b4b7',
    500: '#259599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #259599;
$custom-light: #74b4b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#259599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 149,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.069,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61232,
    "c": 0.09518,
    "h": 198.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#259599

secondary

#BE605C

accent

#4944E4

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #259599

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

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