#259CA7#259CA7
#259CA7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.100 H 204.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #259CA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 156, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 64%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 78%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.8%, 6.6%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.94, -27.48, -14.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.94, 31.26, 208.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.54% -0.0911 -0.0414) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.54% 0.1 204.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6234, 26.9578, 40.7209) |
| Luminance | 0.2696 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.70
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.72
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.12
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.71
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.05
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#259CA7 #A73025
analogous
#25A771 #259CA7 #255BA7
triadic
#259CA7 #A7259C #9CA725
tetradic
#259CA7 #7125A7 #A73025 #5BA725
square
#259CA7 #7125A7 #A73025 #5BA725
split-complementary
#259CA7 #A7255B #A77125
monochromatic
#0F3E43 #1A6D75 #259CA7 #37C5D3 #69D4DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#259CA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.39
#259CA7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #259CA7
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##259CA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##259CA7 | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.39 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F95A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D88A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #259ca7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 156, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.100 204.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b9c1',
500: '#259ca7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #259ca7; $custom-light: #77b9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#259ca7",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 156,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.077,
"s": 63.725,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63544,
"c": 0.10004,
"h": 204.5
},
"luminance": 0.2696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#259CA7
secondary
#C46C64
accent
#4F41E7
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081