#259BA3#259BA3
#259BA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.099 H 201.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #259BA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 155, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 63%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 77%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.3%, 4.9%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.49, -28.24, -13.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.49, 31.22, 205.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.14% -0.0918 -0.037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.14% 0.099 201.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0922, 26.4780, 38.7478) |
| Luminance | 0.2648 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.55
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.96
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.76
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.24
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.50
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#259BA3 #A32D25
analogous
#25A36C #259BA3 #255CA3
triadic
#259BA3 #A3259B #9BA325
tetradic
#259BA3 #6C25A3 #A32D25 #5CA325
square
#259BA3 #6C25A3 #A32D25 #5CA325
split-complementary
#259BA3 #A3255C #A36C25
monochromatic
#0E3C3F #1A6C71 #259BA3 #34C7D1 #66D5DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#259BA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#259BA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #259BA3
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##259BA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##259BA3 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F94A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D87A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #259ba3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 155, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.099 201.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b9be',
500: '#259ba3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #259ba3; $custom-light: #76b9be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#259ba3",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 155,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.81,
"s": 63,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63137,
"c": 0.09897,
"h": 201.9
},
"luminance": 0.2648
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#259BA3
secondary
#C26862
accent
#4C42E6
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081