#259A9F#259A9F
#259A9F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.098 H 199.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #259A9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 154, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 62%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.7%, 3.1%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.04, -29.00, -11.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.04, 31.27, 201.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.73% -0.0926 -0.0325) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.73% 0.098 199.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5737, 26.0054, 36.8348) |
| Luminance | 0.2601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.81
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.63
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.90
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.56
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.68
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#259A9F #9F2A25
analogous
#259F67 #259A9F #255D9F
triadic
#259A9F #9F259A #9A9F25
tetradic
#259A9F #67259F #9F2A25 #5D9F25
square
#259A9F #67259F #9F2A25 #5D9F25
split-complementary
#259A9F #9F255D #9F6725
monochromatic
#0E3A3C #196A6D #259A9F #32C9CF #64D6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#259A9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#259A9F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #259A9F
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##259A9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##259A9F | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E939F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D86A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #259a9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 154, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.098 199.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b8bb',
500: '#259a9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #259a9f; $custom-light: #75b8bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#259a9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 154,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.459,
"s": 62.245,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62732,
"c": 0.09812,
"h": 199.3
},
"luminance": 0.26008
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#259A9F
secondary
#C0635F
accent
#4942E5
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080