#259BA9#259BA9
#259BA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.100 H 207.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #259BA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 155, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 64%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 78%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.1%, 8.3%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.69, -26.34, -16.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.69, 31.03, 211.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.37% -0.0892 -0.0456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.37% 0.1 207.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6426, 26.6982, 41.6464) |
| Luminance | 0.2670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.16
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.71
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.37
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.22
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.29
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#259BA9 #A93325
analogous
#25A975 #259BA9 #2559A9
triadic
#259BA9 #A9259B #9BA925
tetradic
#259BA9 #7525A9 #A93325 #59A925
square
#259BA9 #7525A9 #A93325 #59A925
split-complementary
#259BA9 #A92559 #A97525
monochromatic
#0F3F45 #1A6D77 #259BA9 #38C3D3 #6AD2DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#259BA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.34
#259BA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #259BA9
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##259BA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##259BA9 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.34 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D95AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B88A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #259ba9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 155, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.100 207.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b9c2',
500: '#259ba9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #259ba9; $custom-light: #77b9c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#259ba9",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 155,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.364,
"s": 64.078,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63372,
"c": 0.1002,
"h": 207.1
},
"luminance": 0.26701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#259BA9
secondary
#C46F65
accent
#5241E7
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081