#259CA0#259CA0
#259CA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.099 H 198.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #259CA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 156, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 62%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 77%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.9%, 2.5%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.70, -29.67, -11.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.70, 31.74, 200.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.28% -0.0941 -0.0313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.28% 0.099 198.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9937, 26.7060, 37.4046) |
| Luminance | 0.2671 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.53
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.54
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.33
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.88
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.97
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#259CA0 #A02925
analogous
#25A066 #259CA0 #255EA0
triadic
#259CA0 #A0259C #9CA025
tetradic
#259CA0 #6625A0 #A02925 #5EA025
square
#259CA0 #6625A0 #A02925 #5EA025
split-complementary
#259CA0 #A0255E #A06625
monochromatic
#0E3B3D #1A6C6E #259CA0 #32CBD0 #64D7DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#259CA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.34
#259CA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #259CA0
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##259CA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##259CA0 | 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)
#9095A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F88A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #259ca0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 156, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.099 198.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b9bc',
500: '#259ca0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #259ca0; $custom-light: #76b9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#259ca0",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 156,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.951,
"s": 62.437,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63277,
"c": 0.09923,
"h": 198.4
},
"luminance": 0.26708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#259CA0
secondary
#C16360
accent
#4842E6
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081