#259CA1#259CA1
#259CA1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.099 H 199.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #259CA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 156, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 63%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 77%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77%, 3.1%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.73, -29.36, -11.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.73, 31.64, 201.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.31% -0.0937 -0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.31% 0.099 199.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0815, 26.7411, 37.8672) |
| Luminance | 0.2674 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.89
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.49
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.47
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.17
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.19
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#259CA1 #A12A25
analogous
#25A168 #259CA1 #255EA1
triadic
#259CA1 #A1259C #9CA125
tetradic
#259CA1 #6825A1 #A12A25 #5EA125
square
#259CA1 #6825A1 #A12A25 #5EA125
split-complementary
#259CA1 #A1255E #A16825
monochromatic
#0E3C3D #1A6C6F #259CA1 #33CAD0 #65D7DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#259CA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.35
#259CA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #259CA1
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##259CA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##259CA1 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.35 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9095A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F88A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #259ca1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 156, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.099 199.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b9bc',
500: '#259ca1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #259ca1; $custom-light: #76b9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#259ca1",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 156,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.419,
"s": 62.626,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63314,
"c": 0.09927,
"h": 199.3
},
"luminance": 0.26743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#259CA1
secondary
#C16561
accent
#4942E6
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081