#259979#259979

#259979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.111 H 169.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#259979
RGB	rgb(37, 153, 121)
HSL	hsl(163, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(163, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 0%, 20.9%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.64, -39.32, 7.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.64, 40.10, 168.67°)
OKLab	oklab(61.23% -0.1096 0.0201)
OKLCH	oklch(61.23% 0.111 169.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.6035, 24.5544, 22.0026)
Luminance	0.2456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#259979 #992545

analogous

#25993F #259979 #257F99

triadic

#259979 #792599 #997925

tetradic

#259979 #3F2599 #992545 #7F9925

square

#259979 #3F2599 #992545 #7F9925

split-complementary

#259979 #99257F #993F25

monochromatic

#0D362B #196852 #259979 #31CAA0 #60D9B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#259979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#259979 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #259979

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##259979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##259979	1.00	3.55	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#958E77

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86837B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #259979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 153, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.111 169.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b89f',
    500: '#259979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #259979;
$custom-light: #72b89f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#259979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 163.448,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61227,
    "c": 0.11142,
    "h": 169.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#259979

secondary

#BE5C77

accent

#4470E4

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EDF6F2

border

#C8D0CC

text

#09110E

muted

#7B807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #259979

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

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