#259CAB#259CAB

#259CAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.101 H 207.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#259CAB
RGB	rgb(37, 156, 171)
HSL	hsl(187, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(187, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 8.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.07, -26.21, -16.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.07, 31.21, 212.90°)
OKLab	oklab(63.7% -0.0893 -0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(63.7% 0.101 207.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.9989, 27.1081, 42.6985)
Luminance	0.2711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#259CAB #AB3425

analogous

#25AB77 #259CAB #2559AB

triadic

#259CAB #AB259C #9CAB25

tetradic

#259CAB #7725AB #AB3425 #59AB25

square

#259CAB #7725AB #AB3425 #59AB25

split-complementary

#259CAB #AB2559 #AB7725

monochromatic

#0F4046 #1A6E79 #259CAB #39C3D4 #6BD2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.27

#259CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.42

#259CAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #259CAB

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##259CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##259CAB	1.00	3.27	6.42	6.42
#FFFFFF	3.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E96AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C88AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #259cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 156, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.101 207.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77b9c4',
    500: '#259cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #259cab;
$custom-light: #77b9c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#259cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.716,
    "s": 64.423,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63703,
    "c": 0.10104,
    "h": 207.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.27111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#259CAB

secondary

#C57167

accent

#5340E7

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #259CAB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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