#259CA4#259CA4
#259CA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.100 H 201.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #259CA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 156, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 63%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 77%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.4%, 4.9%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.83, -28.42, -13.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.83, 31.40, 205.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.43% -0.0924 -0.0371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.43% 0.1 201.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3492, 26.8482, 39.2772) |
| Luminance | 0.2685 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.49
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.00
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.02
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.22
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.53
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#259CA4 #A42D25
analogous
#25A46D #259CA4 #255CA4
triadic
#259CA4 #A4259C #9CA425
tetradic
#259CA4 #6D25A4 #A42D25 #5CA425
square
#259CA4 #6D25A4 #A42D25 #5CA425
split-complementary
#259CA4 #A4255C #A46D25
monochromatic
#0E3D40 #1A6D72 #259CA4 #35C8D1 #67D5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#259CA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.37
#259CA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #259CA4
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##259CA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##259CA4 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.37 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F95A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E88A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #259ca4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 156, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.100 201.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b9bf',
500: '#259ca4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #259ca4; $custom-light: #76b9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#259ca4",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 156,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.78,
"s": 63.184,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63428,
"c": 0.09954,
"h": 201.9
},
"luminance": 0.26851
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#259CA4
secondary
#C26862
accent
#4C42E6
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081