#259999#259999

#259999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.098 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#259999
RGB	rgb(37, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(180, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.53, -30.35, -9.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.53, 31.67, 196.59°)
OKLab	oklab(62.26% -0.0943 -0.0251)
OKLCH	oklch(62.26% 0.098 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.9013, 25.4735, 34.1042)
Luminance	0.2548 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#259999 #992525

analogous

#25995F #259999 #255F99

triadic

#259999 #992599 #999925

tetradic

#259999 #5F2599 #992525 #5F9925

square

#259999 #5F2599 #992525 #5F9925

split-complementary

#259999 #99255F #995F25

monochromatic

#0D3636 #196868 #259999 #31CACA #60D9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#259999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.10

#259999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #259999

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##259999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##259999	1.00	3.45	6.10	6.10
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E859A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #259999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.098 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b7b7',
    500: '#259999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #259999;
$custom-light: #75b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#259999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62255,
    "c": 0.09758,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.25476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#259999

secondary

#BE5C5C

accent

#4444E4

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #259999

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

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