#259DA5#259DA5
#259DA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.100 H 201.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #259DA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 157, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 63%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 78%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.6%, 4.8%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.18, -28.61, -13.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.18, 31.59, 205.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.72% -0.0929 -0.0372) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.72% 0.1 201.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6084, 27.2215, 39.8108) |
| Luminance | 0.2722 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.45
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.05
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.95
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.29
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.82
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#259DA5 #A52D25
analogous
#25A56D #259DA5 #255DA5
triadic
#259DA5 #A5259D #9DA525
tetradic
#259DA5 #6D25A5 #A52D25 #5DA525
square
#259DA5 #6D25A5 #A52D25 #5DA525
split-complementary
#259DA5 #A5255D #A56D25
monochromatic
#0F3E41 #1A6D73 #259DA5 #35C8D2 #67D6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#259DA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.44
#259DA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #259DA5
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##259DA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##259DA5 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.44 | 6.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9096A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F89A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #259da5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 157, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.100 201.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76babf',
500: '#259da5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #259da5; $custom-light: #76babf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#259da5",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 157,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.75,
"s": 63.366,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63719,
"c": 0.10011,
"h": 201.8
},
"luminance": 0.27224
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#259DA5
secondary
#C36963
accent
#4C41E6
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081